The Boston Red Sox haven't given up on the 2014 season just yet and will use the next few weeks to determine what they do at the trade deadline.

"We're going to do whatever we feel gives the Red Sox the best chance to be as good as possible as quickly as possible," Ben Cherington said. "And we are not conceding 2014 with that statement."

Cherington said he feels the Red Sox are capable of being better than several of the teams ahead of them in the standings, and that there's a chance for a second-half run.

"We've put ourselves in this position, so the math is working against us a little bit," he said. "But stranger things have happened. We don't see why we can't win more games than most of the teams ahead of us."