Red Sox Reliever Poached By American League Foe On West Coast

A piece of the Boston Red Sox's bullpen depth was poached by an American League opponent this week. 

That said, if Boston were to lose someone from their pitching staff in these trying times, they'd be okay knowing who's on the move.

The Oakland Athletics have claimed right-hander Tayler Scott off of the waiver wire just days after the Boston Red Sox designated him for assignment according to the Major League Baseball transaction wire.

Scott allowed three runs (two earned) in 3 2/3 innings for Boston and has had a career 10.18 ERA with a 37-to-25 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .365 batting average against and 2.29 WHIP in 38 innings since making his debut in 2019. 

His numbers are about as bad as they get, and Boston will survive without him. That said, it is a tough time to lose pitching of any kind. 

The Red Sox are rolling with two openers in the rotation with Chris Sale, Tanner Houck and Garrett Whitlock all on the injured list. For that reason, Boston has had to shuffle arms in and out of the active roster and Scott was one of the right-handers on the move -- though he was clearly toward the bottom of the list. 

This could be the classic case of addition by subtraction, as it will not be hard to find a pitcher who could slot in with a career ERA below 10.