Red Sox add more pitching in latest deadline deal
A series loss to the Yankees has not put Boston’s deadline plans on pause, as Monday came with yet another trade from the Red Sox, with pitcher Quinn Priester acquired in a trade with Pittsburgh.
The trade was a one-for-one swap, too, with infielder Nick Yorke sent to the Pirates in the deal.
The 23-year-old Priester comes to the Red Sox organization with a 2-6 record and 5.04 ERA in 10 games for the Pirates this season, with Priester used as both a starter and a reliever this season.
A first-round pick in 2019, the right-throwing Priester is a player whose MLB ceiling is still a complete unknown. But the skill set and raw potential, as well as the fact that he’ll be under team control until 2030, was clearly of interest to a Red Sox squad still looking to fortify their overall pitching depth.
It’ll also be interesting to see just how the Red Sox plan on utilizing Priester, and if they feel that his arsenal can be successfully rebuilt under pitching coach Andrew Bailey.
Yorke, meanwhile, will depart the Sox organization just four years after the club selected him with a first-round pick (No. 17 overall), and amid a 2024 campaign that’s included a .278 average, along with 10 home runs and 46 RBIs, in 83 games between Double-A Portland and Triple-A Worcester.