
Red Sox take chance on struggling reliever Jorge Alcala in Twins trade
NY Post
The Red Sox are taking a swing at bolstering their bullpen.
Boston acquired right-handed reliever Jorge Alcala in exchange for 21-year-old prospect Andy Lugo, the teams announced Wednesday.
Alcala has struggled mightily this season, posting an 8.88 ERA across 22 appearances.
He’s allowed 24 earned runs across 24 1/3 innings pitched.
Thought his 2025 ERA isn’t pretty, the 29-year-old has shown promise throughout his career.
He tallied a 3.24 ERA and an 8.5% walk rate in nearly 60 innings of work last season and owned a 3.64 career ERA entering the year.

The worst team in baseball since Friday the 13th of June caught a rare break when Tuesday night’s game versus the consistently feisty and perennially overachieving Brewers was postponed. The surprise cancellation spared the sagging Mets another potential loss, and for 18 more hours halted the worst kind of negative momentum an alleged playoff team could possibly have.