To most eyes, the Red Sox made some underwhelming improvements to the team at the trade deadline. But to the likes of manager Alex Cora and shortstop Trevor Story, they feel they have improved on an already solid squad.

There was excitement for Correa to join the likes of Byron Buxton, an otherworldly talent whose only barrier to superstardom had been health, and Royce Lewis, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 draft, who made his major-league debut that season.