Red Sox Trade For Another Reliever, Acquire Lefty Matt Hall From Tigers

The Boston Red Sox continue to acquire relief pitchers.

Having already acquired a handful of bullpen arms this offseason, chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom made another addition Friday, acquiring left-handed pitcher Matt Hall from the Detroit Tigers. In exchange, the Red Sox sent minor league catcher Jhon Nunez to Detroit. Reliever Travis Lakins was designated for assignment to make room for Hall on the 40-man roster.

Hall was designated for assignment earlier in the week when the Tigers signed Ivan Nova.

The 26-year-old has appeared in 21 big league games over his career, 16 of which came in the 2019 season. In 23 1/3 innings, the southpaw posted an 0-1 record with a 7.71 ERA, but his 5.19 FIP suggests he might have been the victim of at least a little bad luck.

For what it’s worth, he does have a decent strikeout rate, recording a 10.4 strikeouts per nine innings rate last season.

In addition to Hall, the Red Sox this offseason also have acquired relievers Jeffrey Springs, Austin Brice, Chris Mazza and Josh Osich.