The Pink Sox are finalizing a commerce to accumulate outfielder Tommy Pham from the Reds, in response to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal first reported the information that Pham had been traded, however the workforce was unknown on the time of his report. It stays unclear what Cincinnati’s return is.
The deal got here considerably as a shock, contemplating the Pink Sox gave the impression to be sellers after buying and selling catcher Christian Vázquez to the Astros earlier within the night, in response to Passan. Nevertheless, Boston rapidly discovered a substitute for Vasquez, including catcher Reese McGuire in a commerce with the White Sox, per ESPN’s Jesse Rogers.
Pham has been a notable identify round MLB this season, however not completely for his play on the sector. As a substitute, the veteran outfielder made headlines when he was dealt a three-game suspension for slapping Giants outfielder Joc Pederson over a fantasy soccer dispute.
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On the diamond, Pham has been a gradual contributor in his first season with the Reds. In 91 video games with Cincinnati, he slashed .238/.320/.374 with 11 residence runs and 39 RBIs.
The Pink Sox lately have dropped within the AL East standings and at the moment sit final within the division with a 51–52 document. Nevertheless, Boston is simply 3.5 video games out of one of many three wild-card spots.
