Red Sox To Trade Tsung-Che Cheng To Tigers
MLB Trade Rumors • • sports
Key Points:
- The Red Sox have traded infielder Tsung-Che Cheng to the Detroit Tigers for cash, with Cheng set to occupy a spot on Detroit’s 40-man roster.
- Detroit's 40-man roster currently exceeds the 40-player limit, depending on option decisions for Drew Anderson and Kenley Jansen, and both teams must reduce their rosters to 40 by Monday evening.
- Cheng, 25, spent one season with Boston after being claimed off waivers from the Nationals, appearing in 13 games at shortstop and hitting .256 with limited power in 44 plate appearances.
- He finished the season with Triple-A Worcester, posting a .241/.345/.390 slash line with eight home runs, showing strong plate discipline but moderate strikeout rates and limited power.
- Evaluators see Cheng as a utility infielder with solid defense and good plate discipline; he is out of minor league options and will need to compete for a bench role with Detroit if he remains on the 40-man roster.
