Tuesday was a busy day for the Boston Red Sox front office as they looked to add David Sandlin, Tyler Uberstine, and Shane Drohan to the 40-man roster ahead of the Rule 5 deadline.

The Red Sox designated Nathaniel Lowe and Josh Winckowski for assignment to make room for Sandlin. They also traded a pair of relievers to open two additional spots on the 40-man roster, the team announced.

Chris Murphy was traded to the Chicago White Sox for Venezuelan-born catcher Ronny Hernández. The left-hander returned to the big leagues after a couple of years and performed well, posting a 3.12 ERA with 30 strikeouts in 34.2 innings for the Red Sox.

Craig Breslow also traded Brennan Bernardino to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for outfielder Braiden Ward.

Bernardino was one of Alex Cora’s most truste

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