Red Sox outright OF Castillo to Pawtucket

Red Sox outfielder Rusney Castillo cleared waivers and was outrighted off of Boston's major league roster and assigned to Pawtucket, the Red Sox announced Monday.

Castillo, who was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket on Saturday, was signed as an amateur free agent to a $72.5 million deal in Aug. 2014. He made an initial impact that summer in limited action, but has played in just 89 major-league games over the past two seasons, batting .253 with five homers and four steals in that span.

The Red Sox gave Rusney Castillo a seven-year, $72.5 million contract in 2014.The 28-year-old from Cuba has made only two starts for Boston in 2016 and has not made much of a case to earn more playing time by…