If the Red Sox want to add a top talent before Thursday's trade deadline, Boston might have to give up a top prospect or two.

Dominguez endured one of the longest and strangest days a ballplayer can have, but when it comes to the trading deadline, there are far worse fates than leaping four spots in the standings and sleeping in your own bed the night you’re dealt.

Multiple factors are reportedly contributing to a sluggish market ahead of Thursday's MLB trade deadline. An anonymous MLB executive referenced the "slow-moving market" to ESPN's Buster Olney, who noted that sellers are holding firm on their high asking prices and buyers are trying to wait them out.