Red Sox Reportedly Add Left-Handed Hurler After Tuesday's Big Trade

Boston gained some organizational depth

Scott Neville | Jan 25, 2023

Red Sox Reportedly Add Left-Handed Hurler After Tuesday's Big Trade /

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Whether the Boston Red Sox's latest move was a reaction to their latest trade or a coincidence, they were able to add some depth to one of the weakest areas of the roster.

"A minor-league deal for the Red Sox: Matt Dermody on a non-roster invite (to spring training)," MassLive's Chris Cotillo tweeted Tuesday night.

Dermody, a left-handed swingman spent the majority of his career in the Toronto Blue Jays organization before joining the Chicago Cubs in August of 2020.

Last year the 32-year-old only logged one inning at the Major League level and has only appeared in 30 games in his entire career.

Dermody posted a 3.74 ERA with an impressive 70-to-18 strikeout-to-walk ratio and 1.30 WHIP in 79 1/3 innings for Triple-A Iowa last season. He made 13 starts and seven relief appearances.

Dermody should be viewed as organizational depth that could factor into the big-league club if Boston does not acquire another lefty.

When Boston traded left-handed reliever Josh Taylor to the Kansas City Royals, they left the roster with newly-acquired Joely Rodriguez as the only southpaw in the bullpen -- James Paxton could become a reliever but does not appear to be as it stands now.

Dermody isn't on the 40-man roster, so the outlook has not changed much but he is an option to turn to if Rodriguez gets hurt or is extremely ineffective.

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Published Jan 25, 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