The Boston Red Sox have made another trade for a starting pitcher.
Boston already acquired Sonny Gray to bolster the rotation, and on Thursday, the Red Sox acquired right-handed starter Johan Oviedo from the Pittsburgh Pirates in a multi-player deal. ESPN’s Jeff Passan was the first to report the news.
The Red Sox are acquiring Oviedo, left-handed pitcher Tyler Samaniego, and catcher Adonys Guzman from the Pirates for outfielder Jhostynxon Garcia and right-handed pitcher Jesus Travieso, according to Robert Murray.
Oviedo, 27, dealt with injuries last season as he was limited to just nine starts, going 2-1 with a 3.57 ERA. He projects to be a bottom-of-the-rotation arm who’s a career 15-26 with a 4.24 ERA in 81 games, including 67 starts.
Samaniego, meanwhile, is a relief pitcher who

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