Red Sox Exit Devers Fallout With Hicks-Sandlin Sale for Ziehl
Boston traded right-hander Jordan Hicks and pitching prospect David Sandlin to the White Sox for pitching prospect Gage Ziehl in a salary-dump intended to shave about $3 million off the team’s second CBT hit and open two 40-man spots. Hicks, who had a four-year, $44 million pact with the Giants and underperformed for Boston, will thus contribute roughly $4 million per year to the Red Sox’s luxury-tax payroll going forward. The deal underscores the ongoing Devers saga and the broader effort to clean up last year’s roster mess, with questions remaining about whether the moves will produce lasting on-field improvement.
