Red Sox acquire Andrew Cashner

7:35 p.m.: The Orioles earn exactly $ 1.78 MM, by Rosenthal. They will also cover "most" performance bonuses that Cashner could earn, according to Sean McAdam from BostonSportsJournal.com.

17:30: Baltimore will pay about half of the $ 3.36 million worth of guarantees left by Cashner's contract, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic tweets. The Orioles also owe Cashner $ 1.5 million for signing bonus money in 2020 and in 21.

4:32 p.m.: The Red Sox have acquired right-handed Andrew Cashner and financial considerations for prospects Elio Prado and Noelberth Romero, the Orioles reported.

Cashner, 32, was famous for being traded against Anthony Rizzo in an exchange in 2011 between Cubs and Padres. After an outstanding 2013 campaign, in which the right-hander scored 3.09 ERA / 3.35 FIP (2.6 fwars) in 26 starts, it was a broken promise for the former first round player. The TCU product was broken in the first season of a $ 16 million deal he signed with Baltimore before the 2018 campaign, with a league record of 5.82 K / 9 versus 3.82 BB / 9 on the way to a gain of 0.6 f. season in 28 starts.

He was better this year, although his K rate remains among the lowest and most peripheral markers in the league (4.25 FIP, 4.88 x FIP) do not believe in the sustainability of his ERA of 3, 83. Cashner's average fast-paced speed, which was once impressive at 98.8 mph in relief for the 2012 Padres, is now barely above the league average of 94.0. He largely discarded the basic record that he had so well presented from 2013 to 2014, thus revising his repertoire to mix it with four seams / changeup / slider with which he began his career. Returns have been positive: its oscillating strike rate of 8.7% is its highest level since its full-time transition to a rotation in the big leagues, and its pursuit rate has been improved from the norm that he established for the period 2016-18. Cashner's repertoire, which is very heavy in base pitches, should play well at Fenway Park, with all the opposing power being somewhat neutralized by the spacious dimensions of the baseball field.

Our own Steve Adams has amply justified the right-handed transition to a late role, but it seems that such a decision is not at the forefront for the Bo Sox. Cashner will apparently start Tuesday's game for Boston, with GM Dave Dombrowski noting that the move relieves undue stress the club poster has lasted until now. Cashner's two-year deal includes a $ 10 million acquisition option for 2020 if the right-hander eclipsed the 187 round this year, a fact that his acquiring club is certainly aware of.

Boston's rotation has been solid this season, although it's true that fifth place has hurt. Hector Velazquez, Brian Johnson, Ryan Weber, Josh A. Smith and Darwinzon Hernandez have each tried their hands, to less than stellar results, and the club has not been clearly compensated at the higher levels of minors. Nathan Eovaldi will be back soon, but the team hopes to make him aware of his role closer and closer.

Prado and Romero, 17, will move from the Dominican Sox Red Sox branch to the Orioles. Bonuses are also not important and reports are scarce, but Orioles general manager, Mike Elias, has extensive experience as a scout in Latin America since he was serving Cardinals organizations and Astros.

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