Veteran starting pitcher James Paxton, who was shockingly designated for assignment by the Los Angeles Dodgers this week, appears to be heading toward a reunion with the Boston Red Sox.
on Monday, giving them until July 29 to trade, waive or release the veteran southpaw. The Red Sox were immediately pegged as a possible suitor to scoop up Paxton, given their recent history with him, and it appears as if that rumor is about to come to fruition.
After posting a 3.29 ERA, 1.395 WHIP and .221 batting average against through June 24, Paxton has an 8.66 ERA, 2.094 WHIP and .329 batting average in his four outings since. His 6.4 strikeouts per nine innings, 4.8 walks per nine innings and 1.33 strikeout-to-walk ratio are all career-worsts. The Boston Red Sox are in talks to acquire James Paxton from the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to sources familiar with the situation.Paxton spent the previous two seasons with the Red Sox, although he missed all of 2022 while recovering from Tommy John surgery. He also made just one start with the Seattle Mariners in 2021 and five with the New York Yankees in 2020.
Paxton may never have been an innings-eater, but he was a solid starter for the Mariners and Yankees through his age 30 season. From 2013 to 2019, Paxton went 56-32 with a 3.50 ERA, 1.206 WHIP, 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings and a 13.0 WAR, averaging 19 starts a season.
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