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Boston originally acquired Hicks in 2025 as part of the Rafael Devers trade.
Jordan Hicks during a Red Sox-Astros game in Aug. 2025. Barry Chin/Globe Staff
February 1, 2026 | 3:13 PM
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One of the centerpieces of a 2025 Red Sox blockbuster trade appears to be headed elsewhere.
Relief pitcher Jordan Hicks is being traded to the White Sox, according to multiple reports (first noted by ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan). Boston is also sending right-handed pitching prospect David Sandlin to Chicago. In return, the Red Sox are reportedly getting minor league pitcher Gage Ziehl, per MassLive’s Chris Cotillo (who also reported that Boston will send “some cash” to Chicago as part of the move).
“Salary move,” noted Cotillo in a quick summary of the trade on social media. Hicks is set to make $12.5 million in 2026, and has one more year left on his contract for 2027.
Hicks, 29, had been a part of a 2025 blockbuster, when the Red Sox acquired him along with Kyle Harrison, James Tibbs III, and Jose Bello in exchange for slugger Rafael Devers. The controversial decision to trade Devers drew most of the attention at the time, but Hicks was one of the higher profile players in Boston’s return for Devers.
Still, the hard-throwing righty struggled in Boston, posting an 8.20 ERA in 18.2 innings of work for the Red Sox in 2025.
If completed, it would be the 13th Red Sox trade of the current offseason.
Hayden Bird is a sports staff writer for Boston.com, where he has worked since 2016. He covers all things sports in New England.
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