de Aza to Boston for cash

[Evil Yoda]

The Orioles have traded Alejandro de Aza and cash to Boston for a reliever named Joe Gunkel. Recently DFAed to make room for Flaherty, de Aza could have refused assignment even if he'd cleared waivers (as Ryan Lavarnway did) because of the length of his service time. In that case he'd have become a free agent.

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