The Red Sox on Monday traded Triple A righthander Quinn Priester to the Brewers for High A outfielder Yophery Rodriguez, a competitive balance round A pick in this year’s draft, and either a player to be named later or cash.

The pick is No. 33 overall.

Priester, 24, made one start for the Red Sox last season. He did not make the team out of spring training as the Sox went with Sean Newcomb and Richard Fitts to fill the rotation openings created when Brayan Bello and Lucas Giolito landed on the injured list.

Hunter Robbins, who allowed two runs over five innings in winning his major league debut Sunday night, also has emerged as rotation depth for the Sox.

Rodriguez, 19, is generally ranked as one of Milwaukee’s top 15 prospects. The lefthanded hitter from the Dominican Republic has produced a .254 average with a .769 OPS over 165 minor league games. He was 5 for 12 with a double and triple in three games for High A Wisconsin this season.

Per one evaluator, Rodriguez controls the strike zone well and has advanced bat-to-ball skills with emerging power that suggests he will have major league value. He has played primarily center field in the minors but could ultimately move to a corner.

For Priester, this is the second time he has been traded in eight months. The Red Sox acquired him from the Pirates in July for infielder Nick Yorke.

Priester is 6-9 with a 6.23 ERA in 21 major league games (15 starts). The Brewers, who have been hit hard by injuries to their pitching staff, had an immediate need for a healthy arm.

The trade was first reported by Hunter Noll of Beyond The Monster.

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