BOSTON -- Given the chance to rescind their July trade for pitcher Drew Pomeranz, the Boston Red Sox said no thanks, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said Sunday.
Once an MLB investigation confirmed that the San Diego Padres had, in fact, not fully disclosed Pomeranz's medical records, the Red Sox were asked if they wanted to send Pomeranz back and recoup top pitching prospect Anderson Espinoza. They declined, according to Manfred, because Pomeranz was healthy enough to pitch and the trade deadline had passed, leaving them unable to acquire another pitcher to take his place.