The Boston Red Sox on November 18 made a flurry of roster moves to trade some veteran arms and protect younger ones. The changes showed the extent of Boston's confidence in its latest crop of top pitching prospects.
Boston designated Josh Winckowski for assignment, traded Luis Guerrero to the Tampa Bay Rays, Chris Murphy to the Chicago White Sox, Brennan Bernardino to the Colorado Rockies, and pitching prospect Alex Hoppe to the Seattle Mariners.
The moves cleared up spots on the 40-man roster for pitching prospects David Sandlin, Tyler Uberstine, and Shane Drohan to protect them from the December Rule 5 Draft.