Red Sox Lose Pair Of Hurlers As Phillies, Twins Poach Boston's Pitching Staff

Boston lost some organizational depth

Scott Neville | Feb 7, 2024

Red Sox Lose Pair Of Hurlers As Phillies, Twins Poach Boston's Pitching Staff /

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The Boston Red Sox went into the offseason with aspirations of revamping their pitching staff after their second consecutive last-place finish in the American League East.

Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow has made some underwhelming changes but nothing that would significantly alter the team's expectations.

While waiting out free agency and being active in the trade market, the Red Sox lost two depth options on the same day.

The Minnesota Twins claimed right-hander Zack Weiss and the Philadelphia Phillies claimed right-hander Max Castillo off of waivers Wednesday afternoon.

Weiss and Castillo were both designated for assignment in order to make room for catcher Tyler Heineman -- acquired via trade from the New York Mets and infielder Romy González -- claimed off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.

Weiss entered the fold late last season and made an impact in limited work -- posting a 2.08 ERA in 8 2/3 innings last season for the Red Sox. While it was a strong run, the 31-year-old posted a 5.79 FIP in the aforementioned span and has a career 4.61 ERA in 27 1/3 innings at the major league level.

Castillo was much more intriguing at only 24 years old but has not done much to prove himself at the highest level -- 5.43 ERA in 59 2/3 innings.

Both players were solid depth pieces, which became much more important given the fact that Breslow did not make near the amount of impactful additions as he was expected to.

It'll be interesting to see how Breslow puts a bow on this offseason's roster construction with exactly one week until pitchers and catchers report to spring training.

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Published Feb 7, 2024

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