Boston Herald · Jun 30, 2017
Red Sox release Allen Craig after four disappointing seasons
Joe Kelly has become a weapon out of the bullpen in 2017, but the Red Sox have cut ties with the other player who came over from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2014 trade.
Allen Craig, a former All-Star who received MVP votes with the Cardinals in 2012 and 2013 but drastically went backwards after the Red Sox acquired him, was released on Friday afternoon.
He was hitting .253 with a .668 OPS and one home run in 47 games at Triple-A Pawtucket.
Craig turns 33 in July and in his final year of his contract, being paid $11 million. He has a $13 million option for 2018 with a $1 million buyout that the Red Sox will be on the hook for.
