"Blessing in disguise" !!!!???? Surprise to you and me maybe, but not to Breslow or Cora.
Since the July 30 disastrous deadline failure, the Sox are 22-14 despite Bregman's slump, Mayer and Anthony going on the IL, Abreu still on the IL, Rafaela's slump, Ref on and off the IL, Yoshida's struggles at the plate, etc.
What has kept the Sox going has been the pitching, the very thing you and FredLynn want us to believe has failed because Breslow refused to make a disadvantageous deal for a starter.