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The New York Yankees have made a rare trade with the rival Boston Red Sox, acquiring outfielder Alex Verdugo for right-handers Greg Weissert, Richard Fitts and Nicholas Judice. It was just the eighth …
Yankees get: Player to be named later or cash considerations With Ottavino heading into the final season of a three-year, $27 million deal and the Yankees looking to create more space under the $210 million competitive balance tax threshold in 2021, New York shipped the reliever to the Red Sox with German (the Yankees' No. 24 prospect) and some cash to cover part of Ottavino's contract. After posting a 1.90 ERA in his first season in pinstripes, Ottavino had a 5.89 ERA over 18 1/3 innings in '20, albeit with a 3.52 FIP. 2014 Yankees get: INF Stephen Drew, cash The Red Sox and Yankees went mor...