BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox yesterday agreed to terms with left-handed pitcher Josh Taylor on a one-year contract for the 2023 season, thus avoiding salary arbitration.
Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom made the announcement.
Taylor, 29, was on the injured list for the entire 2022 season. He made eight rehab appearances (four starts) for Triple-A Worcester and five (three starts) for Double-A Portland. The left-hander owns a 3.69 ERA (42 ER/102.1 IP) with 129 strikeouts in 121 career Major League outings (one start), all with Boston from 2019-21.
BOSTON RED SOX 40-MAN ROSTER (40)
Pitchers (23): Matt Barnes, Brayan Bello, Ryan Brasier, Kutter Crawford, Franklin German, Tanner Houck, Kenley Jansen, Zack Kelly, Corey Kluber, Chris Martin, Bryan Mata, Wyatt Mills, Chris Murphy, Kaleb Ort, James Paxton, Nick Pivetta, Joely Rodríguez, Chris Sale, John Schreiber, Josh Taylor, Brandon Walter, Garrett Whitlock, Josh Winckowski
Catchers (2): Reese McGuire, Connor Wong
Infielders (6): Triston Casas, Bobby Dalbec, Rafael Devers, David Hamilton, Trevor Story, Justin Turner
Outfielders (5): Wilyer Abreu, Jarren Duran, Rob Refsnyder, Alex Verdugo, Masataka Yoshida
Infielder/Outfielders (4): Christian Arroyo, Kiké Hernández, Ceddanne Rafaela, Enmanuel Valdez