Home Customer Service Stay Connected Read today’s Edition Cascades Best News Sports Living & Entertainment Opinion Obituaries Video Featured Reality Check Uniquely Cascade’s Best Shopping/Reviews Deals & Offers Press Releases Sponsored Content Classifieds Place an Ad – Celebrations Search Jobs Search Legal Notices Advertising $1.99 FOR 2 MONTHS SUBSCRIBE SPORTS Once-Promising Red Sox Catching Prospect Signs Contract With Yankees By Dakota Randall Newsweek Updated February 11, 2025 9:46 AM The New York Yankees are taking a flyer on a once-intriguing Boston Red Sox. On Sunday, the Yankees announced the signing of catcher Ronaldo Hernandez to a minor league contract. Hernandez’s deal includes an invitation to spring training. At 27 years old, Hernandez remains unproven in the big leagues, where he’s yet to appear in a single game. He’ll now get a chance to earn a role with the Yankees, though he should be considered a roster longshot. Hernandez is perhaps best known for being involved in a 2021 trade that sent him to the Red Sox and pitcher Jeffrey Springs to the Tampa Bay Rays.

Read more at: https://www.bellinghamherald.com/sports/article300121179.html#storylink=c pyThe deal initially was viewed as a low-risk, high-reward move for the Red Sox, who were trading perceived average pitching depth for a developmental catching prospect who hit 21 homers in low-A in 2018. However, Springs turned into a solid starter for the Rays — 2.46 ERA in 135 1/3 innings in 2022 — whereas Hernandez flamed out after a few underwhelming seasons in Boston’s system and never played in a big league game. He spent the 2024 season playing in the Arizona Diamondbacks system and in various international leagues.

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