Red Sox trade ‘The Password’ to Pirates for 96 MPH pitcher in 5-player deal originally appeared on The Sporting News.
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.For the Boston Red Sox fans hoping to one day see the player nicknamed “The Password” in the every-day lineup at Fenway Park, there is disappointment.The Red Sox traded Jhostynxon Garcia away late Thursday as part of a package to acquire talented pitcher Johan Oviedo from the Pittsburgh Pirates.The full deal looked like this:Red Sox get: RHP Johan Oviedo, LHP Tyler Samaniego, C Adonys GuzmanPirates get: OF Jhostynxon Garcia, RHP Jesus TraviesoGarcia is ranked as the No. 85 prospect in baseball by MLB Pipeline. He’s got a great swing, great hair and a great nickname, and he should be a stalwart in the Pirates’ outfield for years to come.The Red Sox did this deal to get the 6-foot-6, 275-pound Oviedo.He made nine starts in 2025 after returning from Tommy John surgery and had a 3.57 ERA. He struck out 42 batters in 40.1 innings pitched.Oviedo’s fastball averages just a tick under 96 miles per hour, and MLB.com writes that his extension of 7.4 feet last season ranked in the 98th percentile in MLB.He’s the second pitcher acquisition by Boston this offseason after getting Sonny Gray from the St. Louis Cardinals.MORE: LeBron James’ 10-point streak ends in the most LeBron James way possibleThe Red Sox also receive Guzman, a low-level minor league catcher, and Samaniego, who has a 3.82 ERA in the minor leagues as a relief pitcher.Pittsburgh also gets Travieso, who had a 3.51 ERA as an 18-year old in Low-A in 2025.This deal will likely be judged on how Oviedo and Garcia turn out.More news:Jahmyr Gibbs joins Barry Sanders in exclusive NFL historyWarriors’ Pat Spencer continues improbable journey from lacrosse to NBAToosii somehow committed to college football after a non-descript HS careerLegend Bey’s recruitment was a wildly weird oneGeorge Pickens blasted for miserable effortThis is a mind-blowing Brandon Aubrey kicking stat