The Boston Red Sox have bolstered their organizational outfield depth by signing Brian Bogusevic to a minor league deal.
The former first-round pick was selected 24th overall in 2005 by the Houston Astros. Originally a left-handed pitcher coming out of Tulane University, Bogusevic was converted into an outfielder back in 2008.
One interesting tidbit for Red Sox fans is that Bogusevic was selected one pick after Boston drafted Jacoby Ellsbury with the first of their four picks in the first round that year. Craig Hansen, Clay Buchholz and Michael Bowden rounded out the rest of their first-round selections.