"The Red Sox did not push for Ryan until the final hour." The post Ken Rosenthal walks back some of his ‘harsh’ criticism for Red Sox’s trade deadline moves appeared first on Boston.com.

After saying the Red Sox made a 'feeble' attempt to pry Joe Ryan from the Twins, Ken Rosenthal backtracked and revealed why Ryan stayed put.

The Boston Red Sox may have been close to trading for Joe Ryan, or they might not have been. What matters is that they didn't.