The Red Sox have been working a lot over the last few weeks to remake the bottom of their 40-man roster, churning a lot of new names in and old names out. Recently, that included acquisitions of pitchers Matt Hall and Jeffrey Springs, which in turn resulted in Travis Lakins and Bobby Poyner being designated for assignment. The latter made it through waivers and has been outrighted to Pawtucket while the former was traded to the Cubs for a player to be named later or cash.
The Red Sox today traded RHP Travis Lakins to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.