BOSTON -- For the Red Sox, Monday night’s 6-3 loss to the Braves at Fenway Park wasn’t so much about those who were dealt at the Trade Deadline, but rather those who remained.

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Jackie Bradley Jr., who has been in more trade rumors than any Boston player over the past several years, once again stayed put -- this time even as he heads to free agency after the season. The center fielder roped a double and drew a walk.

With the Red Sox since he was drafted in 2011, Bradley savored the joy of another evening at Fenway Park.

“There were just conversations with Jackie, and nothing like big conversations, but quick things with him and he was smiling and so, I think he feels pretty good,” Red Sox manager Ron Roenicke said.

Catcher Christian Vázquez, in what was definitely more of a surprise development than Bradley, was at the center of various rumblings in recent days that he could be on the move. But the spirited right-handed hitter, who loves playing in Boston, was still around on Monday to belt an eighth-inning double and score on an RBI single by Xander Bogaerts.

Now that Vázquez survived this Trade Deadline without getting moved, he could be around for the next two seasons on his club-friendly contract. Or maybe longer if things go as Vázquez hopes.

“I’m happy to be here and stay here,” Vázquez said. “Yeah, there were a lot of rumors but finally we made it here, and I was still here with this beautiful jersey, and hopefully still here for a long time.”

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Perhaps it is underappreciated how hard it must be for an athlete to wonder if he will get traded during Deadline week. Vázquez was candid about it on Monday night.

“It’s tough,” Vázquez said. “A lot of thinking. I’ve never been in this position. It’s my first year of my career I’ve been in a lot of rumors for trades, but it’s part of the game, it’s part of the business. We can control what we can control and come here and play hard every day and do our best, but it’s a lot of stress, these [last] couple of days, thinking about it, but thank God we stayed here.”

Even for a player like Bogaerts, who seemed highly unlikely to be moved but still had his name floated on the rumor mill, Monday was a relief.

“I think a lot of guys are relieved,” Roenicke said. “I know Bogey made a comment to me. So as much as you try to tell guys that there’s nothing going on, I think there’s still a lot of anxiety there for everybody.”

It was hard for Red Sox veterans to avoid the anxiety when, over the past 10 days, Brandon Workman, Heath Hembree, Mitch Moreland, Kevin Pillar and Josh Osich were all traded.

“It’s tough,” Vázquez said. “I played with Mitch a couple of years, we won a World Series. We start the season with some guys and then during the season, they get traded. You pass a lot of time with them, and they’re good people. They’re not here anymore.”

Then there was Alex Verdugo. He was never going to be traded. In fact, the Red Sox acquired him in February as part of that blockbuster for Mookie Betts, and he’s going to be a big part of the core in the coming years. Verdugo showed the caliber of building block he is by belting three straight doubles against Braves lefty starter Max Fried, who came into the night having allowed just two hits to lefties in 21 at-bats this season.

Verdugo is hitting .302 against lefties this season and proving he’s more than a platoon player.

“Really nice,” Roenicke said of Verdugo’s night. “And off a really good pitcher. Doogie, he hangs in there well, and he stays inside the ball. Gives himself a chance, especially against the lefties to hit them well. It’s fun to see when you’re battling a good pitcher and you put together three at-bats like that.”

While 2020 is a season the Red Sox will want to forget soon after it ends, Verdugo, Bogaerts, Rafael Devers, Chris Sale, Eduardo Rodriguez and Andrew Benintendi represent a core that chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom can build around.

The shape of the 2021 team will start coming into focus in the winter months. But for the final 25 games of this season, the players will have the peace of mind of knowing they won’t be uprooted.