The Red Sox have claimed 26-year old righty reliever Casey Fien off waivers. Fien pitched in 9 games (0 starts) for the Tigers last season and he was 0-1 with a 7.94 ERA and a 1.68 WHIP. Fien also pitched in 42 games (0 starts) in AAA-ball last season and he was 2-1 with 14 saves, a 3.41 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP. Fien only allowed 51 hits in 58 innings in AAA last season in the minors while whiffing 66 batters which is probably what caught the eye of the Red Sox.

UPDATE: The Red Sox tried to sneak Fien back through waivers so that they could send him to the minors but the Blue Jays claimed him.

The Red Sox have released 23-year old lefty reliever Jose Capellan. Capellan pitched in 29 games (16 starts) in A-ball last season and he was 6-4 with 1 save, a 6.34 ERA and a 2.00 WHIP. He pitched 4 years in the Red Sox’ minor league system appearing in 69 games (51 starts) and he was 17-14 with 1 save, a 4.64 ERA and a 1.49 WHIP. The Red Sox have not seen any improvement from Capellan as a pitcher so they had no problem getting rid of him.

The Red Sox have claimed 23-year old righty starting pitcher Gaby Hernandez off waivers from the Mariners. He pitched in 26 games (all starts) in AAA-ball last season and he was 10-9 with a 5.23 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP. Hernandez has now pitched in 137 games (134 starts) in his minor league career and he is 46-45 with a 4.27 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP. Hernandez was once a highly thought of prospect so it won’t hurt the Red Sox to give him a chance this season in the minors.

UPDATE: The Red Sox have DFA’d Hernandez to make room for Casey Fien on the roster.

UPDATE II: Hernandez has been claimed off waivers from the Royals.

The Red Sox have signed 35-year old righty reliever Joe Nelson to a minor league deal. He pitched in 42 games (0 starts) for the Rays last season and he was 3-0 with 3 saves, a 4.02 ERA and a 1.46 WHIP. Nelson has now pitched in 149 games (0 starts) in his major league career and he is 7-2 with 13 saves, a 4.07 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP. I would be stunned if Nelson makes the Red Sox pitching staff out of spring training as he has big issues with control.

The Red Sox have signed 27-year old righty swinging catcher Gustavo Molina to a minor league deal. Molina played in 72 games in AAA-ball last season and he was 44 for 211 (.209 avg, .541 OPS) with 19 runs scored, 2 homers and 24 RBIs. He last played in the majors in 2008 with the Mets. Molina has played in 19 games in his major league career and he is 4 for 34 (.118 avg, .309 OPS) with 1 run scored and 1 RBI. This signing was for organizational depth and little more as Molina doesn’t have much of an upside.