Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Boston will receive RHP Johan Oviedo, LHP Tyler Samaniego and C Adonys Guzman, with Pittsburgh getting OF Jhostynxon Garcia and RHP Jesus Travieso, though the clubs had not announced the deal.
- Oviedo, 27, missed 2024 after Tommy John surgery and returned from a lat strain to post a 3.57 ERA over nine starts in 2025, and he remains under team control through 2027.
- Garcia, Boston’s No. 3 prospect and MLB’s No. 85, hit 21 home runs with 75 RBIs across Double-A and Triple-A in 2025 and was viewed as blocked in a crowded Red Sox outfield.
- To accommodate Samaniego on the 40-man roster, Boston designated right-hander Cooper Criswell for assignment.
- Reports from ESPN’s Jeff Passan, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand and insider Robert Murray outlined the trade as part of Boston’s effort to convert position-player depth into rotation help ahead of the Winter Meetings.