The Boston Red Sox were looking to fill their hole at first base. Their second trade of the offseason with the St. Louis Cardinals has provided an answer.
Red Sox pitching prospect Yhoiker Fajardo has been named the Carolina League Pitcher of the Month for August, Minor League Baseball announced on Thursday.
The Rule 5 draft, held annually at the winter meetings in December, never garners much fanfare, but it has been known to yield some noteworthy transactions.
The Red Sox have promoted rising pitching prospect Yhoiker Fajardo from the Florida Complex League to Low-A Salem, according to the club’s MiLB.com transactions log.
But for everything taketh from our Top 100 Prospects, something is given back Last week, the White Sox made an interesting trade, acquiring veteran (more on that to come) southpaw reliever Cam Booser from the Boston Red Sox for DSL starter Yhoiker Fajardo.