The Red Sox have a minor league deal with reliever Vinny Nittoli, reports Ari Alexander of Boston 7 News. The Gaeta Sports Management client receives a non-roster invitation to MLB Spring Training.
Nittoli is now on the 12th organization of a decade-long professional career. The 35-year-old righty has gotten to the major league level with five of those clubs. His career high in MLB appearances with one team is seven, as he threw eight innings for the Athletics in 2024. Nittoli has had cups of coffee with the Mariners, Phillies, Mets and Orioles as well. He has logged 18 2/3 major league innings, striking out 13 against five walks while allowing five runs.
A former 25th round pick, Nittoli has spent six seasons at the Triple-A level. He owns a 4.76 earned run average in 223 innings despite a strong 28.3% strikeout rate. Nittoli combined for a 4.58 ERA with a 26% strikeout percentage and 8% walk rate between Baltimore’s and Milwaukee’s top affiliates last year. He worked primarily with a cutter that averaged 89 MPH while mixing in a low-90s sinker and low-80s curveball.
Nittoli is out of options, so he’d need to stick on the MLB roster or be exposed to waivers if the Red Sox call him up. He joins Seth Martinez, Hobie Harris, Devin Sweet and Tayron Guerrero as non-roster invites who have MLB experience.
Congratulazioni Vinny! Che Gioia!!
A depth pickup. I still like Seth Martinez the best though.
This obsession with every piece of trash being laundered through the organization is tedious. Please stop.
The number of people moved through Breslow’s 51 trades, and the dozens of these minor league signings of trash fish is laughable.
Easy now, every organization makes a pile of minor league and ST fillout signings every year.
Lol, the Sox have assembled one of the more exciting rosters since 2018 and this is your response?
Seems you’re the only one obsessed with this ‘piece of trash,’ who in all likelihood will not see the majors and will just be minor league depth with ML experience to share with Pawtucket.
My cousin.
Didn’t the Sox just sign Vinny Capra as well? They may have not gotten a viable infielder to replace Bregman, but at least they have plenty of Vinnys now.
Though he wasn’t there long I always thought the Orioles should have given him more of a shot. They didn’t have anything to lose they fell off a cliff in that second half.
Dude has those Meg Foster eyes.
Go Xavier Musketeers!
I’m gonna go ahead and predict he has “elite extension”.
Surprise! I was right. 95 percentile. Pretty wild he’s only 6ft with a 7’2 extension. Lil bugger must spring board off the rubber
Sean – You’re absolutely correct about Breslow’s hyperfixation on extension, which aligns with his poor social skills and obsession with numbers.
We will have to get used to it, because he ain’t changing. Neurodevelopmental disorders don’t go away with age.
The Rich Hill of the minor leagues.