The trade: Red Sox acquired OF Tommy Pham from the Reds for a player to be named later.
The Red Sox spent Monday trading away veterans but they also spent Monday acquiring veterans. Is Boston in or out on this playoff chase?
For a brief span Monday, the Red Sox's trade deadline approach looked positively bizarre. On one hand, they dealt away starting catcher Christian Vazquez. Then they were acquiring a veteran hitter in Pham, who is on an expiring contract.
So ... are the Red Sox going for it?