The Red Sox will acquire right-hander Quinn Priester from the Pirates in exchange for infield prospect Nick Yorke (Boston’s No. 6 prospect), a source told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand. The teams have not confirmed the deal.
Priester, 23, has a 6.46 ERA with 67 strikeouts in 94 2/3 innings in the Majors with the Pirates. He ranked among Pittsburgh’s top five prospects as recently as 2023, and he has a 3.41 ERA with 380 strikeouts in 366 1/3 Minor League innings.
Yorke, 22, was the No. 17 overall Draft pick in 2020, and he has a .277/.359/.437 slash line in 370 Minor League games, reaching Triple-A for the first time (.898 OPS) this year.
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