Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow insisted that one of the team’s priorities was adding to the pitching staff. After bringing back lefthander James Paxton from the Los Angeles Dodgers, Breslow doubled down by trading for Pirates rookie Quinn Priester.
Immediately after the transaction became official, the Red Sox optioned Priester to Worcester.
Here are a few things to know about the righthander.
Priester excels at inducing ground balls and missing barrels.
On the surface, Priester’s numbers do not impress. A 3-3 record with a 7.74 ERA a season ago was followed by a modest 2-6 mark with a 5.