Once the annual trade deadline has passed, the waiver wire is the primary way teams can still acquire new players. The Jays designated Sanchez for assignment on Tuesday. The move allowed Sanchez to go through waivers, where the Red Sox put in their claim on him.

The Boston Red Sox made very few moves at the trade deadline. This offseason will demand action to fix a few key elements.

After talking a fairly big game about making impact additions, the Red Sox came away from the deadline with two rental pitchers -- Steven Matz and Dustin May. They sent first base prospect Blaze Jordan to the St.