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The Cardinals acquired Fitts and Brandon Clarke from the Red Sox on Tuesday in exchange for Sonny Gray and cash considerations, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports. Fitts made 14 starts and one relief appearance for the Red Sox the past two years, collecting a 3.97 ERA and 49:23 K:BB over 65.2 innings. The right-hander is under team control through 2031 and stands a good chance to open the season in the Cardinals' rotation. Fitts ended the season on the injured list with right arm neuritis, but he entered the offseason without limitations.
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Fitts (arm) heads into the winter with no limitations, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports. Fitts, who missed the final 30 games of the season due to right arm neuritis, is throwing again and should have a normal offseason, per Boston chief baseball officer Craig Breslow. Injuries to projected rotation members during the spring opened a spot for Fitts early on before he landed on the IL with a pectoral strain. Pending the team's offseason moves -- re-sign Lucas Giolito or add a viable free agent -- Fitts will be part of a group competing for a spot at the back end of the rotation or the bullpen.
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Red Sox manager Alex Cora indicated Friday that he was not optimistic Fitts (arm) would return before the end of the season, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports. Fitts has been sidelined since late August with inflammation in his brachial plexus, which is a bundle of nerves that begin in the spinal cord and extends through the shoulder and arm. He has yet to resume throwing, and there's no indication he'll be cleared to do so anytime soon. If Fitts' season is indeed over, he'll finish with a 5.00 ERA and 40:16 K:BB over 45 innings covering 10 starts and one relief appearance.
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The Red Sox placed Fitts on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with right arm neuritis, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. Fitts had to be lifted from Monday's outing in Baltimore due to the injury. It's unclear how much time the right-hander will miss, but the Red Sox will need someone to slot into Fitts' spot this weekend against the Pirates as a starter or bulk reliever.
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The Red Sox will place Fitts (biceps) on the 15-day injured list prior to Tuesday's game in Baltimore, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports. While Fitts seemed to avoid a serious injury when he exited Monday's appearance with right biceps tightness, the issue is bad enough to require him to miss at least a couple weeks of action. It's unclear who will slot into the rotation in Fitts' place, but Kyle Harrison, Payton Tolle and Walker Buehler are among the options.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
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| 2025 | BOS | 11 | 10 | 45.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 43 | 5.00 | 1.31 |
| 2024 | BOS | 4 | 4 | 20.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 1.74 | 1.25 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
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| 8/25 | @  |
1 | - | - | 4.0 | 2 | 7.13 | 3 | 6 | 1.25 |
| 7/28 | @  |
- | - | - | 4.0 | 4 | 7.20 | 3 | 2 | 1.75 |
| 7/22 | @  |
- | 1 | - | 3.1 | 6 | 7.88 | 0 | 4 | 1.80 |
| 7/07 | vs  |
1 | - | - | 5.2 | 5 | 6.92 | 1 | 6 | 1.06 |
| 7/01 | vs  |
- | - | - | 3.0 | 2 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 6/25 | @  |
- | - | - | 4.0 | 4 | 12.60 | 1 | 6 | 1.25 |
| 6/02 | vs |
- | 1 | - | 1.0 | 4 | 45.00 | 1 | 0 | 5.00 |
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