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Red Sox's Rival Trades For Veteran Starting Pitcher Amid Slew Of Pitching Injuries

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The Boston Red Sox are still looking to get on a roll and start playing better baseball, and like them, their division rivals are not giving up despite a slow start.

The Toronto Blue Jays are not playing great right now. They came into the season with lofty expectations. They won the American League last year and spent big in free agency. However, injuries have derailed their season. However, they are still making moves to try to stay afloat while they get healthy.

On Wednesday, they traded for Minnesota Twins pitcher Simeon Woods Richardson. Woods Richardson was designated for assignment on Saturday and the Blue Jays acquired him for cash. Woods Richardson has struggled with consistency, but has pitched in 65 big league games in the last five seasons.

He has made 61 career starts, and could be an option to start games for the Blue Jays. José Berríos and Cody Ponce are out for the year, Dylan Cease and Max Scherzer are on the injured list but rehabbing, and Shane Bieber is still weeks away from returning.

The Blue Jays need arms to eat innings. The Blue Jays are 29-33, but far from out of the race. The American League has been weak, and they are just a couple of games out of a wild card spot. Both the Blue Jays and the Red Sox have time to turn things around. The Blue Jays are making moves to stay afloat while they get healthy, but the Red Sox may need to make moves to upgrade at some spots.

The Blue Jays will be a force when healthy. The Red Sox are getting healthy as well, but their issues have more to do with players underperforming.

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