ESPN: Boston acquires Yankees favorite catcher, after sacrificing a premium prospect to obtain an All-Star lefty.

On Wednesday, the Boston Red Sox acquired catcher Carlos Narváez from the New York Yankees in return for international signing bonus pool funds and minor league pitcher Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz.

After sending top catcher prospect Kyle Teel to the White Sox earlier in the day during the winter meetings, Boston struck the unusual agreement with its AL East opponent. In exchange for All-Star left-handed pitcher Garret Crochet, the Red Sox sent four prospects, including Teel, to Chicago.

Narváez hit.231 in six games this season, marking his major league debut with the Yankees. In 96 games for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, the 26-year-old Venezuelan, who was first signed by the team as an undrafted free agent in 2015, hit.254 with 11 home runs and 58 RBIs. He started twelve games at first base, twenty-three as the designated hitter, and fifty-eight at catcher.

In order to make room on the 40-man roster, Red Sox second baseman Enmanuel Valdez, who started on opening day of the previous season, was assigned.

Rodriguez-Cruz, 21, pitched in 21 games (20 starts) this season for two clubs, the highest of which was Class-A Salem, going 5-5 with a 2.91 ERA and 102 strikeouts over 89 2/3 innings. The Puerto Rican went 11-11 with a 2.60 ERA in 48 games (44 starts) throughout three minor league seasons with the Red Sox organization.

Rodriguez-Cruz was chosen by Boston in the fourth round of the amateur draft in 2021.