Red Sox trade for Rick Porcello, sign Justin Masterson

CHICAGO, IL – AUGUST 31: Rick Porcello #21 of the Detroit Tigers is greeted in the dugout after leaving the game during the seventh inning against the Chicago White Sox on August 31, 2014 at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago 

One thing the Detroit Tigers can never be accused of is complacency, even as they have been so successful over the years. The latest move by general manager Dave Dombrowski involved trading right-handed pitcher Rick Porcello. Dombrowski sent 

The Boston Red Sox made a smart move to bolster their rotation by acquiring Rick Porcello in a trade.

The Sox left a raucous Winter Meetings with three new starters, making a deal with the Detroit Tigers on Thursday morning for righthander Rick Porcello. The Sox also agreed with righthander Justin Masterson on a one-year, $9.5 million deal that

Cespedes is in the final year of a four-year, $36 million contract, while Porcello is in his final year of arbitration. The 29-year-old Cespedes has a .263 average, .464 slugging percentage and .780 OPS in 416 games over three MLB seasons. Porcello