With hours to go until the MLB trade deadline, reporters and insiders have heard that the Boston Red Sox are a main player in the shortstop market. But after losing Curtis Mead to a wrist injury in his team debut, the Red Sox should also be in the race for second basemen. The Red Sox on July 25 acquired Mead from the Washington Nationals to play second base with the intention of further supplementing the infield around him. Red Sox miss out on Luis Arráez as middle infield option following Curtis Mead injury as Phillies swoop inThe Red Sox targeted the righty Mead for the pull-side power in his bat. With Arráez off the board, Boston's other infield options — Neto, CJ Abrams, Liam Hicks — remain.