NASHVILLE — A long-time American League scout who follows both the Yankees and Red Sox closely claims he actually scratched his head in disbelief Tuesday night hearing the old rivals pulled off a shocking trade on the last evening of these mostly uneventful Winter Meetings.

"We like the group of arms that are coming back and felt like we had a chance to improve our club by doing that." The post Breslow: Alex Verdugo’s disciplinary issues didn’t lead to trade from Red Sox appeared first on Boston.

Brian Cashman swung a trade on Tuesday night, acquiring Alex Verdugo from the Red Sox in exchange for reliever Greg Weissert and minor league pitchers Richard Fitts and Nicholas Judice, the teams announced.

The New York Yankees have agreed to acquire outfielder Alex Verdugo from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for three pitchers, the team announced Tuesday. The Red Sox in return will receive right-handers Richard Fitts,

Boston is trading Verdugo to the rival New York Yankees, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. The Red Sox are receiving a pair of pitching prospects -- Richard Fitts and Nicholas Judice -- as well as minor league pitcher Greg Weissert in return for Verdugo. The Boston Globe's Alex Speier confirmed the report.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Red Sox traded outfielder Alex Verdugo to the Yankees for righthanders Richard Fitts, Greg Weissert, and Nicholas Judice, a league source confirmed, ending Verdugo’s polarizing tenure in a Sox uniform.

Alex Verdugo was a starter in Boston's outfield for four seasons after being acquired in the trade that sent Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

O'Neill has played left and center fielders in his career, and as recently as 2021, he slugged 34 home runs and had a 6.1 WAR season. We ranked O'Neill (and Cardinals outfielder Dylan Carlson) among our top 25 trade candidates at the outset of the offseason.

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