Blake Sabol played 121 games in the previous two seasons, where he has accumulated 83 hits, bringing him to a .243 batting average.

The Red Sox and Pirates have been frequent trade partners in the last year. Last July, the Sox sent infielder Nick Yorke to Pittsburgh in exchange for starting pitcher Quinn Priester. More recently, the Sox sent infielder Enmanuel Valdez to the Pirates in December and obtained reliever Joe Vogatsky.

Now, on Friday, the Red Sox have agreed to trade Shugart to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for right-handed pitcher Matt McShane, according to FanSided's Robert Murray.