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The proverbial "player-to-be-named-later" (PTBNL)
has, in fact, been named—at least with regard to the
Deven Marrero trade to the Arizona Diamondbacks. To complete the March deal, the Red Sox have picked up 25-year-old lefty reliever
Josh Taylor—who throughout his minor league career has kept lefty hitters in the .200 or less range. However, he has
not shown the ability to get right-handed hitters out—with those players batting .350 and above during his career. Clearly, he would be used as a "lefty-specialist" if he ever makes it to
The Show. Taylor has a 94-96 MPH fastball and a solid slider in his repertoire. He was an un-drafted free agent by the Phillies and has spent the last two seasons at Arizona's AA affiliate. He will report to the AA Portland Sea Dogs to start his career with
The Carmine Hose.
