The Royals have traded infielder Adalberto Mondesi and a player to be named later to the Red Sox for pitcher Josh Taylor, according to MLB.com reporter Mark Feinsand. Taylor is a 29-year-old left-hander who had a 3.40 ERA with 11.3 strikeouts-per-nine innings in 47 2⁄3 innings for Boston in 2021, but missed all of last season with back issues.
Taylor was an undrafted free agent out of Division II Georgia College, but signed with the Phillies. He was traded to the Diamondbacks organization before the Red Sox acquired him 2018. He made his MLB debut in 2019 with a solid 3.