Post-deadline malaise clarifies futures of Nathan Eovaldi, J.D. Martinez with Red Sox

As recently as the trade deadline, the possibility of making qualifying offers to J.D. Martinez and Nathan Eovaldi this fall wasn't definite. Now, post-deadline malaise clarifies futures of the players.

Nathan Eovaldi and J.D. Martinez are not going to be traded. The Red Sox are going through a financial crisis. They are afraid to offer them a qualifying offer. They will probably spend their $70 million surplus on the players. Eevaldi's velocity started dipping after he returned from a back injury. He was injured and then put on injured list. His last start before the deadline was against the Astros. Rival teams expressed interest in him. Boston never found an offer that they deemed acceptable. It's not an option to trade them.