7/30 13:05: Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe says “Trevor Hoffman wants to stay with Brewers will not be coming to #Red Sox”

7/30 12:49: Jayson Stark of ESPN tweets, “Sounds like #RedSox have checked in on every reliever between Beacon St. & Belgium. Made a run at Sean Marshall of #Cubs. Shot down. #trades”

7/29 11:20: Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports says that the Boston Red Sox have inquired about Milwaukee Brewers reliever and all-time saves leader Trevor Hoffman. The Red Sox unfortunately are one of five teams on Hoffman’s no-trade list, so additional negotiations/compensation will required.

Earlier this morning, we talked about the possibility of the Brewers trading Hoffman despite Rosenthal saying the Brewers are not inclined to trade the right-hander.

Hoffman could be attractive to clubs seeking right-handed relief help. He has a 1.69 ERA in his last 15 appearances. He signed through this season for $7.5 million, and has a club option for 2011 with a $500,000 buyout.

Earlier today Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe said the Red Sox expect to do something to help their bullpen by the July 31st trade deadline.
Some candidates that they could go after include Rafael Perez, Will Ohman, Mike Gonzalez, Matt Capps, Michael Wuertz, Craig Breslow, Sean Marshall, Kerry Wood, David Aardsma and Kyle Farnsworth to name a few.