January 26, 2021
As fierce rivals and competitors in the American League East, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox typically don’t make trades with each other. But the two teams made a notable swap on Monday, with the Yankees sending reliever Adam Ottavino to Boston along with minor-league starter Frank German in exchange for a player to be named or cash.
Source: The Yankees have traded Adam Ottavino to the Red Sox.
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Correction: A previous version of this article wrongly stated that Ottavino had been traded for German.]
The trade is a salary dump for the Yankees, who clear nearly all of Ottavino’s $9 million salary for 2021 off their payroll. Boston will also be responsible for the $3 million deferred signing bonus that is set to be paid in 2022. According to ESPN’s Buster Olney, the Yankees will only cover $850,000 of Ottavino’s salary this season.