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Boston Red Sox trade Andrew Miller to Baltimore Orioles for Eduardo Rodriguez - ESPN Boston
The Boston Red Sox continued a flurry of trade deadline activity Thursday when they sent left-handed reliever Andrew Miller to the Baltimore Orioles for minor league pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez.
Miller joins starters Jon Lester and John Lackey on his way out of Boston in an eventful day for general manager Ben Cherington, who has taken major steps to reshape his team with the Red Sox sitting in last place in the American League East with a 48-60 record.
Miller, 29, is 3-5 with a 2.34 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 42 1/3 innings this season. He significantly improves a Baltimore bullpen that ranks 10th in the majors with a 3.36 ERA and is 18th overall with a batting average against of .242.
Dan Duquette, Baltimore's executive vice president of baseball operations, had been looking to upgrade the team's pitching depth in recent weeks. The Orioles sit in first place in the division at 60-46 and sport a 2½-game lead over the second-place Toronto Blue Jays.
The Red Sox began their sell-off last week when they traded veteran starter Jake Peavy to San Francisco for two pitching prospects.
Rodriguez, a 21-year-old Venezuela native, was rated Baltimore's No. 3 prospect by Baseball America entering this season. He's 3-7 with a 4.79 ERA in 16 starts with Double-A Bowie.
Miller joins starters Jon Lester and John Lackey on his way out of Boston in an eventful day for general manager Ben Cherington, who has taken major steps to reshape his team with the Red Sox sitting in last place in the American League East with a 48-60 record.
Miller, 29, is 3-5 with a 2.34 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 42 1/3 innings this season. He significantly improves a Baltimore bullpen that ranks 10th in the majors with a 3.36 ERA and is 18th overall with a batting average against of .242.
Dan Duquette, Baltimore's executive vice president of baseball operations, had been looking to upgrade the team's pitching depth in recent weeks. The Orioles sit in first place in the division at 60-46 and sport a 2½-game lead over the second-place Toronto Blue Jays.
The Red Sox began their sell-off last week when they traded veteran starter Jake Peavy to San Francisco for two pitching prospects.
Rodriguez, a 21-year-old Venezuela native, was rated Baltimore's No. 3 prospect by Baseball America entering this season. He's 3-7 with a 4.79 ERA in 16 starts with Double-A Bowie.