Red Sox Cut Yankees’ Former First-Round Pick After Injury Setback

BusinessSportsMoneyRed Sox Cut Yankees’ Former First-Round Pick After Injury SetbackByPeter Chawaga,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Chawaga is a writer and editor covering Major League Baseball.Follow AuthorJun 15, 2026, 07:00am EDTBALTIMORE, MARYLAND - AUGUST 27: A view of a Boston Red Sox logo on a bag on the field before the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on August 27, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)Getty ImagesThe Boston Red Sox are struggling to stay afloat in the American League playoff race and that has pushed the team to make some difficult decisions involving players who once carried significant prospect pedigrees.Last week, the franchise released veteran pitcher Jacob Webb after six years in the organization. And on the same day, another cut involved left-hander T.J. Sikkema, a former first-round draft pick whose professional journey has taken several unexpected turns over the past few years.According to the official transaction log, the Worcester Red Sox released Sikkema after just two starts this season. Sikkema’s campaign with the Red Sox organization totaled just four and two-thirds innings with a 9.64 ERA before he was placed on the injured list with an ankle sprain and then released.ForbesDodgers Breakout Star Breaks Silence On ‘Worry’ As Trump Order Bars FamilyBy Peter ChawagaBoston Red Sox’s Gamble On Former New York Yankees First Rounder Falls FlatThe move marked another setback for a pitcher who was once viewed as one of the more intriguing arms in the New York Yankees' farm system.MORE FOR YOU"Drafted by the New York Yankees in the first round of the 2019 Draft, T.J. Sikkema has spent a lot of time in the minor leagues since,” Nick John wrote for Talk Sox. “After making four starts in 2019, he would not pitch again until 2022, where he would be part of a package by the Yankees sent to the Kansas City Royals for Andrew...