The Red Sox Sox are set to acquire Diamondbacks pitcher Wade Miley, CBSSports.com Baseball Insider Jon Heyman confirms. The trade was first reported by FoxSports.com.
The two sides had been rumored to have been in contact about Miley throughout the day, but it was starting to look as though Boston was no longer the front-runner. The 28-year-old Miley posted a 4.34 ERA over 201 1/3 innings last season. Miley is under team control through 2017.
In exchange for Miley, Boston is giving up pitchers Allen Webster and Rubby De La Rosa. De La Rosa posted a 4.43 ERA over 101 2/3 innings last year. He's not set to become a free-agent until 2019. The 24-year-old Webster received 11 starts in the majors last year, posting a 5.03 ERA. Boston will also send make a minor-leaguer in the deal.