Ahead of the Tuesday deadline to add players to their 40-man roster to protect them from the Rule 5 draft, the Boston Red Sox made a number of moves, including designating first baseman Nathaniel Lowe and right-hander Josh Winckowski for assignment.

Players who were not on 40-man rosters by the deadline are eligible to be selected by another team in the Rule 5 draft on Dec. 10.

The Red Sox traded two left-handed relievers, Brennan Bernardino and Chris Murphy, sending Bernardino to the Colorado Rockies for minor league outfielder Braiden Ward, and moving Murphy to the Chicago White Sox for Ronny Hernandez, a minor league catcher.

Boston also sent right-handed reliever Luis Guerrero to the Tampa Bay Rays for utility infielder Tristan Gray and shipped right-hander Alex Hope to the Seattle

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