Ralph Garza Jr. claimed off waivers by the Rays

Photo by David Berding/Getty ImagesEarlier on Thursday, the Red Sox made their Opening Day roster official, and in that process they needed to create two 40-man roster spots for Travis Shaw and Hansel Robles. The big story there was Eduard Bazardo being designated for assignment, but it was the other pitcher who first hit the news. That would be Ralph Garza Jr., who was designated for assignment by the Twins earlier in the offseason to make room for Carlos Correa, and after being put back on waivers by Boston he has once again been claimed, this time by the Rays.

This is twice now in the last month or so that the Red Sox have claimed a pitcher only to relatively quickly put them back on…