Within the last week, a person in the industry came away from a conversation with the Red Sox with the distinct impression that, even after landing Sonny Gray, the Sox weren’t done in their efforts to bolster their starting rotation.

Sure enough, for the second time in the last two weeks, the Red Sox made a trade with a National League Central team for a starting pitcher, obtaining Johan Oviedo and two prospects from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for outfielder Jhostynxon Garcia and righthanded pitching prospect Jesus Travieso.

The deal is the second trade between the clubs in the last year and a half. In another hitter-for-pitcher trade just prior to the 2024 trade deadline, the Red Sox shipped infielder Nick Yorke for Quinn Priester. The Sox then moved Priester to Milwaukee last

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