About the All-Star break: As the game’s best gathered in Atlanta, Ryan hung around a bunch with Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet, a seemingly random pairing made more interesting by the subtext that Ryan, if traded, would be a great match for the Sox. Turns out, they already knew each other a bit, having met during spring training via Griffin Jax, a Twins reliever (and another potential trade subject). In addition to being teammates with Ryan, Jax is “a good buddy of mine,” Crochet said.