Red Sox bring back Carson Smith on minor-league deal

BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 08: Carson Smith #39 of the Boston Red Sox throws a pitch in the ninth inning against the Houston Astros during game three of the American League Division Series at Fenway Park on October 8, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)The Red Sox did not spend the holidays bringing in the major-league reliever we all expect them to, whether it be Craig Kimbrel or Adam Ottavino or David Robertson or someone else entirely. It’s really the only thing definitively left on their offseason to-do list (unless you think they have to trade a catcher now rather than waiting until camp), and because we are humans we are growing impatient. Fans’ impatience doesn’t and shouldn’t affect Dave Dombrowski, but he is tiding us over with a familiar name coming back on a minor-league deal. As first reported by Brandon Warne of Zone Coverage, the Red Sox are bringing back Carson Smith on a minor-league deal.

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