The Red Sox have promoted pitching prospect Gage Ziehl from Double-A Portland to Triple-A Worcester, per the club’s MiLB.com transactions log. Ziehl is currently regarded by MLB Pipeline as Boston’s No.
One rainy day removed from the WooSox’s one-run loss to the RailRiders (Yankees AAA) on Friday night, they fell to a walk-off home run at the end of a pretty effective bullpen day when they allowed just five hits, three of those being home runs.
After a rocky start to his first season in the organization, Red Sox pitching prospect Gage Ziehl appears to be settling in with Double-A Portland. Ziehl showed as much in his latest start for Portland this past Friday night by striking out seven consecutive batters at one point.
This game may have had a totally different outcome if the WooSox simply left fewer men on base, especially later on. A total of 14 were left stranded in the midst of 11 walks by Sounds (Brewers AAA) pitchers.
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The Boston Red Sox's trade with the Chicago White Sox on Sunday was intriguing for multiple reasons. First and foremost, the Red Sox acquired 22-year-old pitching prospect Gage Ziehl in exchange for Jordan Hicks, David Sandlin and cash.
On February 1, the Red Sox and White Sox made a trade, per multiple reports. Chicago will take on Jordan Hicks, plus add hard-throwing prospect David Sandlin in the deal.
The New York Yankees acquired Austin Slater from the Chicago White Sox for minor league pitcher Gage Ziehl. Slater was intended to be a right-handed option off the bench, with experience in both left and right field corners and even an inning at first base.
CHICAGO –– The White Sox made just two trades before last week's deadline, perhaps a lower number than expected given the team's ongoing rebuild. General manager Chris Getz mentioned after the trade deadline that players like Luis Robert Jr., Mike Tauchman and Grant Taylor drew interest from teams.