The San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies were among the teams who made major moves in advance of Thursday's trade deadline with an eye on winning a World Series in a couple months.

Tibbs was one of the players acquired in the salary-shedding deal that sent All-Star designated hitter Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants last month. The deal brought the Red Sox little in talent but saved them more than $250 million that was expected to fatten their wallets for the trade deadline and beyond.

Baseball chief Craig Breslow said the failure to land any big names wasn't for lack of trying: 'We pursued a number of impact opportunities.'