The Boston Red Sox may have made few major moves in recent seasons because rival clubs hate the process of working with them to complete trades.

There was hope heading into Thursday’s MLB trade deadline that the Red Sox would make the kind of moves that helped further push them from being pretenders to playoff contenders. Unfortunately for fans, the club’s only moves were for low-expectation veteran pitchers Dustin May and Steven Matz.

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It left many supporters letdown, and earned harsh reviews from MLB insiders. Most might assume that the asking price for certain players, like Sandy Alcantara, was too high, and that is why a rumored trade wasn’t made. However, the big market club has made very few high-impact moves over the last couple of years. And that may be because teams can’t stand working with Boston on trades.

“Teams hate dealing with the Red Sox,” USA Today’s Bob Nightengale said on the “Foul Territory Show.” “It’s just tough to deal with Breslow. When you talk to GMs around the game, they say it’s very tough to deal with the Red Sox. Craig Breslow in particular.

“If they’re really going for it, they did a poor job because the Yankees got a whole lot better. Blue Jays got better. I think they’re gonna be on the outside looking in. They may be sitting home, and the Texas Rangers take their place as that Wild Card team.”

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That is not a great sign that opposing teams don’t like dealing with the Boston GM. Every franchise drives a hard bargain and is looking to get the better of a trade. However, building relationships and having a positive reputation allows game-changer moves to happen.

Boston not making any major acquisitions — outside of Garrett Crochett — over the last few years may be the best proof to confirm that rival teams would rather deal with other clubs when it comes time to wheel and deal on the trade market.

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