BOSTON — Christian Arroyo, who found himself in the middle of a roster crunch last Friday and was designated for assignment, cleared waivers Sunday and was outrighted to Worcester.
After acquiring Luis Urias in a deadline deal with Milwaukee last week, the Red Sox said they wanted to see Urias at second base for the remainder of the season. Urias had enjoyed fine seasons with the Brewers in 2021 and 2022 before slumping this season and earning a trip to the minors.
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That left the Red Sox with three other middle infielders — Yu Chang, Pablo Reyes and Arroyo. With Trevor Story not yet healthy, the Sox wanted to retain Chang to play short for the time being, while choosing Reyes over Arroyo for the former’s versatility.
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Arroyo had experienced a subpar season with Boston, slashing .241/.268/.369 with three homers and 24 RBI in 66 games.
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Arroyo’s service time fell just short of the time necessary to refuse the assignment to Worcester. He had sufficient service time to declare himself a free agent, but that would have meant sacrificing just under $700,000 — the amount of pro-rated salary he had coming for the final two months, based on his 2022 salary of $2 million.
