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Red Sox Would Be Wise To Claim Intriguing Dodgers Prospect After Dominant Season

Boston could use some young pitching talent
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Red Sox Would Be Wise To Claim Intriguing Dodgers Prospect After Dominant Season
Red Sox Would Be Wise To Claim Intriguing Dodgers Prospect After Dominant Season

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Could the Boston Red Sox benefit from losing bidding wars to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Japanese superstars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto?

Well, they would have been better off outbidding their West Coast opponents but there at least could be a consolation prize in order.

The Dodgers have designated left-hander Bryan Hudson for assignment to make room for Yamamoto on the 40-man roster on Wednesday.

Hudson is not someone the Dodgers were looking to part ways with but had to release the 26-year-old to create room for their influx of talent this winter.

The 6-foot-8, 220-pound hurler did not fare well in his brief big-league stint last season -- seven earned runs over 8 2/3 innings -- but was a force to be reckoned with on the whole.

Hudson posted a 2.43 ERA with an 86-to-26 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .221 batting average against and 1.31 WHIP in 55 2/3 innings across 46 appearances (eight starts) for Triple-A Oklahoma City last season.

The southpaw would be a welcomed addition for the Red Sox as they attempt to bolster the pitching staff both in terms of high-end talent and depth. Hudson fits into the latter.

Despite his large frame, Hudson's fastball averaged just 92 mph last season alongside a cutter and slider. 

It's no guarantee that the budding prospect will continue his ascension but he'd certainly be worth putting a claim in for. Boston would not have to give anything to Los Angeles for his services -- they'd just have to have the highest waiver priority. 

Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow would be wise to poach from the best 40-man roster in Major League Baseball.

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Scott Neville
SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's new page "Inside The Red Sox." Before starting "Inside The Red Sox", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer.  His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Red Sox" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu

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