Red Sox Acquire Young Flamethrower From Rival To Bolster Bullpen Depth

Boston continues to search for arms with a month left this season

Scott Neville | Sep 4, 2023

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The Boston Red Sox are playing for next season after a disappointing fall out of playoff contention.

In doing so, they'll continue to add players they believe could turn into role players for the organization. The Red Sox identified on potential fit on Labor Day, prior to taking on the Tampa Bay Rays for a three-game set at Tropicana Field.

"Red Sox have claimed right-handed pitcher Logan Gillaspie from the Baltimore Orioles and assigned him to Worcester. To make room on 40-man, outfielder Jarren Duran (was) transferred to the 60-day injured list," MassLive's Sean McAdam tweeted Monday.

Gillaspie has entry-level experience in Major League Baseball, making his debut last season. The 26-year-old has a 4.10 ERA with an 18-to-8 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .315 batting average against and 1.59 WHIP in 26 1/3 innings across 28 appearances.

The right-hander has spent most of his season with Triple-A Norfolk, where he's been a middling reliever. Gillaspie has a 4.71 ERA with a 34-to-16 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .266 batting average against and 1.49 WHIP in 36 1/3 innings this season.

Gillaspie has a big arm -- averaging 95.6 mph on his fastball this season, but does not appear to have what it takes to help Boston compete. The young gun allows a lot of contact and has an inflated walk rate. Thus far, his velocity has not helped him much as he's not proven to be a big-league-caliber player.

The Red Sox developmental department would have to reshape his repertoire to get the most out of him.

As for Duran, his season-ending foot surgery has been well documented so the injury list designation was nothing more than a formality to clear up a roster spot.

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Published Sep 4, 2023

SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's new page "Inside The Red Sox." Before starting "Inside The Red Sox", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer. His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Red Sox" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu