Red Sox add to rotation, land Johan Oviedo in trade with Pirates: Sources

The Boston Red Sox continue to bolster their pitching staff, this time adding Johan Oviedo, an analytics darling, in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates, league sources told The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon. In exchange, Boston, who view Oviedo as a starter, is sending outfielder Jhostynxon Garcia and pitcher Jesus Travieso back to Pittsburgh.

Sources confirm to me and @WillSammon: Red Sox acquire RHP Johan Oviedo from the Pirates. Outfielder Jhostynxon Garcia and pitcher Jesus Travieso going back to Pittsburgh. Wrote that Oviedo was drawing interest in recent notes column. https://t.co/ANL8woOrXB First: @JeffPassan

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 5, 2025

It is the second addition by the Red Sox in the past week, with the club having already added Sonny Gray in a deal with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Athletic previously reported that Oviedo, who only made nine starts in 2025, was drawing interest from other clubs due to his affordability in arbitration and his potential as a 6-foot-6 right-hander.

Garcia, who became a fan-favorite over his playful nickname “The Password,” was Boston’s No.8-ranked prospect, per The Athletic’s Keith Law. Travieso, an 18-year-old right-hander out of Venezuela, finished his year in Single A.

Oviedo missed the 2024 campaign after undergoing Tommy John surgery, before a lat injury delayed his debut in 2025 until August. In his nine starts to close out the season, he carded a 3.57 ERA with 42 strikeouts. The 27-year-old can touch 98 mph and suppresses hard contact with an elite (98 percentile) extension on the mound.

Boston finished the 2025 season ranked 12th in starters’ ERA (3.92).