In the immediate aftermath of the deadline, it doesn't feel like the Red Sox did much of anything, let alone enough to solidify them as a serious playoff team.

Alex Cora feels ‘good’ about the Red Sox’ starting depth after the trade deadline. "We’re better than a week ago in that aspect."

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.