{"id":13749,"date":"2024-12-24T00:38:06","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T00:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13749"},"modified":"2024-12-24T00:38:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T00:38:06","slug":"red-sox-news-boston-trades-reliever-to-white-sox-signs-another-free-agent-reliever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13749","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox News: Boston trades reliever to White Sox, signs another free agent reliever"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mb-0 md:mx-10 md:mb-9 relative\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Boston Red Sox v New York Yankees\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_5173,h_2909\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jft7m3bzqxvrkf2632.jpg\" alt=\"Boston Red Sox v New York Yankees\" width=\"5173\" height=\"2909\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Boston Red Sox v New York Yankees\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Boston Red Sox v New York Yankees | Luke Hales\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)]\">\n<div class=\"hidden md:block mx-4\" data-testid=\"share-menu\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-20 mb-3\" data-testid=\"share-menu-inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><main><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Boston Red Sox needed to open a 40-man roster spot for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bosoxinjection.com\/red-sox-underwhelm-by-signing-injured-former-angels-starter-in-free-agency\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/bosoxinjection.com\/red-sox-underwhelm-by-signing-injured-former-angels-starter-in-free-agency\">the recently acquired Patrick Sandoval.<\/a>\u00a0On Dec. 21, they moved an unexpected bullpen arm to do it.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Red Sox and Chicago White Sox made yet another trade on Saturday, exchanging lefty reliever Cam Booser and 18-year-old righty pitching prospect Yhoiker Fajardo. The 32-year-old Booser will change his Sox after being one of Boston&#8217;s most memorable stories of the 2024 campaign.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Red Sox trade Cam Booser to White Sox for 18-year-old righty pitching prospect Yhoiker Fajardo<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Of all the relievers the Red Sox could&#8217;ve moved to open a roster spot for Sandoval, Booser is a strange choice. He clocked a 3.38 ERA with 43 strikeouts and 16 walks in 42.2 innings with an excellent chase rate. Chase Shugart, Mickey Gasper and Zach Penrod, among a few other options, could have been moved to account for Sandoval, but the Red Sox opted to trade for a young pitching prospect in return for Booser.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Fajardo signed with the White Sox out of Venezuela earlier in 2024 and has only posted one season in the Dominican Summer League.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/stories\/red-sox-land-rhp-yhoiker-fajardo-in-trade-with-white-sox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/stories\/red-sox-land-rhp-yhoiker-fajardo-in-trade-with-white-sox\/\" aria-label=\"He posted a 3.91 ERA over 50.2 innings - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">He posted a 3.91 ERA over 50.2 innings<\/a>\u00a0with 64 strikeouts and just eight walks. The young righty just missed out on the White Sox&#8217;s top 30 prospects list for 2024 and his fastball already touches 95 miles per hour on the radar gun.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1870621182485270812&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fbosoxinjection.com%2Fred-sox-news-boston-trades-reliever-to-white-sox-signs-another-free-agent-reliever&amp;sessionId=4c959af91ffe487a261db84462621139756f575e&amp;siteScreenName=bosoxinjection&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-uw-rm-iframe=\"gn\" data-tweet-id=\"1870621182485270812\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Red Sox sign veteran righty reliever Austin Adams<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">After the Booser trade, the Red Sox also brought in a more experienced reliever to shore up their bullpen depth. Boston on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlbtraderumors.com\/2024\/12\/red-sox-sign-austin-adams-to-minors-contract.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.mlbtraderumors.com\/2024\/12\/red-sox-sign-austin-adams-to-minors-contract.html\" aria-label=\"Dec. 22 signed former A's reliever Austin Adams - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">Dec. 22 signed former A&#8217;s reliever Austin Adams<\/a>\u00a0to a minor-league contract. The deal includes an invitation to big league spring training and $1.5 million in performance bonuses.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Adams, 32, owns a 4.10 career ERA over eight seasons. He played with the Nationals, Mariners, Padres and Diamondbacks before he was traded to the A&#8217;s in 2024. He clocked a 3.92 ERA with 53 strikeouts and 23 walks over 41.1 innings.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Adams isn&#8217;t guaranteed a 40-man roster spot, but he&#8217;ll have the chance to compete for a depth role in spring training. 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