Red Sox Reliever Poached By American League Foe On West Coast

Boston lost a subpar depth player who had a short stint in Boston

Scott Neville | Jul 20, 2023

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A piece of the Boston Red Sox's bullpen depth was poached by an American League opponent this week.

That said, if Boston were to lose someone from their pitching staff in these trying times, they'd be okay knowing who's on the move.

The Oakland Athletics have claimed right-hander Tayler Scott off of the waiver wire just days after the Boston Red Sox designated him for assignment according to the Major League Baseball transaction wire.

Scott allowed three runs (two earned) in 3 2/3 innings for Boston and has had a career 10.18 ERA with a 37-to-25 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .365 batting average against and 2.29 WHIP in 38 innings since making his debut in 2019.

His numbers are about as bad as they get, and Boston will survive without him. That said, it is a tough time to lose pitching of any kind.

The Red Sox are rolling with two openers in the rotation with Chris Sale, Tanner Houck and Garrett Whitlock all on the injured list. For that reason, Boston has had to shuffle arms in and out of the active roster and Scott was one of the right-handers on the move -- though he was clearly toward the bottom of the list.

This could be the classic case of addition by subtraction, as it will not be hard to find a pitcher who could slot in with a career ERA below 10.

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Published Jul 20, 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