Ex-Red Sox Hurler Shipped To Padres To Join Xander Bogaerts For Playoff Push
The Boston Red Sox have done very little to appear in headlines at Tuesday's Major League Baseball Trade Deadline but there are some former players that have taken center stage.
Detroit Tigers left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez might be the best pitcher available Tuesday but he's not the only former Red Sox starter on the move.
"The San Diego Padres are finalizing a trade to acquire left-handed starter Rich Hill and first baseman Ji-Man Choi from the Pittsburgh Pirates," according to ESPN's Jeff Passan on Tuesday.
Hill has a 4.76 ERA with a 104-to-47 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .272 batting average against and a 1.48 WHIP in 119 innings across 22 starts.
The 43-year-old is far from a frontline starter at this age but will eat innings for the Padres pitching staff, who need just about everything to go right if they want to make a final push.
San Diego sits 8 1/2 games back in the National League West and five games back of a Wild Card spot. It's plausible that the Friars jump into the mix for the latter but they need to play better in close games.
The Padres were largely considered favorites to make the postseason again after a notable offseason headlined by poaching shortstop Xander Bogaerts from the Red Sox during the Winter Meetings -- which San Diego hosted.
Boston has less ground to make up but sits in a similar position despite much lower expectations.
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