Red Sox make roster changes ahead of Rule 5 draft

The Boston Red Sox are facing an important deadline to adhd players to the 40-man roster to support them from the Rule 5 draft; the squad made respective important changes, including placing archetypal baseman Nathaniel Low and right-handed pitcher Josh Winckowski connected the duty list.

Players who were not connected the 40-man roster by the deadline could beryllium selected by different teams successful the Rule 5 draught connected Dec. 10, bringing caller opportunities and challenges for Boston.

Red sox and transfers

The squad traded 2 left-handed relievers; Brennan Bernardino was sent to the Colorado Rockies for insignificant league outfielder Braiden Ward, portion Chris Murphy went to the Chicago White Sox for catcher Ronny Hernandez. Boston besides sent right-handed reliever Luis Guerrero to the Tampa Bay Rays for inferior infielder Tristan Gray, portion Alex Hope went to the Seattle Mariners for catcher Luke Heyman successful a insignificant league trade.

The Red Sox added 3 players from Triple-A Worcester to the main roster; right-handed pitchers David Sandlin and Tyler Uberstine, and left-handed Shane Drohan. Lowe, signed successful mid-August aft being waived by the Washington Nationals, brought vigor to the team; successful 34 regular play games, helium had a .280 batting mean with 2 location runs, six doubles, 16 RBI and a .790 OPS. Overall, the 30-year-old deed .228 with 18 location runs and 84 RBI successful 153 games with the Nationals and Red Sox.

Winckowski, 27, had an 0-1 grounds and a 3.86 ERA successful six appearances; helium had 9 strikeouts and 5 walks successful 11 2/3 innings. His play ended owed to a sprained close elbow. Bernardino, a 33-year-old seasoned reliever, finished with a 4-3 grounds and a 3.14 ERA successful 55 appearances; Murphy, 27, missed the 2024 play aft Tommy John surgery, but successful 2025 helium was 3-0 with a 3.12 ERA successful 23 games.

The 25-year-old Guerrero appeared successful 13 games, going 0-1 with a 4.15 ERA; Drohan, 26, had an awesome play with a 5-2 grounds with a 3.00 ERA, 77 strikeouts and 21 walks successful 54 innings betwixt Class-A Greenville and Worcester. Sandlin, 24, had a 9-6 grounds with a 4.50 ERA and 107 strikeouts; Uberstine, 26, went 6-5 with a 3.58 ERA successful 120 2/3 innings.

Among the trades, Ward, a 26-year-old slugger, had 57 stolen bases, a .290 batting mean with 2 location runs and 37 RBI; Hernandez, 21, has yet to play supra Class-A. Gray, 29, a versatile player, made his large league debut successful 2023 with the Rays; Heyman, 22, has yet to play professionally aft being selected by the Mariners successful the 14th circular of the 2025 draft.