The Boston Red Sox continue to add to their pitching staff ahead of the MLB trade deadline.
The Red Sox acquired right-hander Quinn Priester from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday in exchange for infield prospect Nick Yorke. ESPN's Jeff Passan was the first to report the sides had agreed to a deal.
Priester, 23, was the Pirates' first-round pick (18th overall) in the 2019 MLB Draft. He has a 6.46 ERA over 20 major league appearances with Pittsburgh (14 starts) and has allowed 25 earned runs in 44.2 innings (5.04 ERA) this season.
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Yorke, Boston's first-round pick in the 2020 MLB Draft (17th overall), is the No. 6 prospect in the team's system, per MLB Pipeline. The second baseman/left fielder was promoted to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox in early June and was hitting .310 with six home runs and 19 RBIs for the WooSox as of Monday.
Priester's addition comes three days after Boston acquired veteran left-hander James Paxton from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Starting pitching and relief pitching were two of the Red Sox's top needs entering the deadline, and the team now has added two potential rotation candidates, although Boston announced that Priester will begin his Red Sox tenure at Triple-A Worcester.
The MLB trade deadline is Tuesday, July 30 at 6 p.m. ET.
