In a very active day, the Red Sox have also added Doug Fister after claiming him off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels and then added Jhonny Peralta who became available after the St. Louis Cardinals designated him for assignment.
Fans in St. Louis are not upset to see Peralta go, and frankly he seems like Boston’s problem now. After playing only eighty-two games in 2016, and having an extremely lackluster 2017 campaign, getting rid of the 35-year-old was being shouted frequently by the Redbird faithful.
However, this move makes sense for a team that needs help at the hot corner.