Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves Swap Tyler Uberstine For Eli White

[Nick John]

A busy Trade Deadline Day continued to provide the Red Sox with a new roster as Breslow completed a trade with the Atlanta Braves. The Red Sox sent Tyler Uberstine to Atlanta and received Eli White in return.

Uberstine was drafted by the Red Sox in the 19th round of the 2021 MLB Draft and worked his way through the system before being added to the 40-man roster following the 2025 season. Entering 2026, he was viewed as starting pitching depth but was moved to the bullpen after the Boston bullpen needed reinforcements early in the season. The right-hander made his debut with Boston on April 5, where he pitched 2 2/3 innings and took the loss after surrendering one run. Shortly after the outing, Uberstine ended up on the injured list, where he began a rehab assignment on May 26. Overall, he’s made 15 appearances for Worcester, tossing 32 innings with a 2.81 ERA. Atlanta receives a serviceable arm that will provide them with innings either at the back end of their rotation or out of the bullpen.

For Boston, they received White. An outfielder, White has been used as a defensive replacement and pinch runner late in the game, with only 34 of his 60 games played being starts. Mostly playing right field, White has also seen time in left and center field. He is also viewed as a rather fast runner, being in the 99th percentile for sprint speed. In the playoffs, that could be a game-changer in late-inning situations as a pinch runner. Offensively, there isn’t much to talk about as he’s near the bottom of all offensive metrics if he qualified for them. He has hit left-handed pitchers better, slashing .241/.312/.446 in 83 at-bats this season.

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[notin]

Not that Uberstine was much, but he was at least an arm to snag a few innings.  White is a .620OPS guy either way even splits and no options (confirm? Anyone?), meaning someone (Romy?) gets pushed off the active roster.  With Jahmai Jones doing very well vs LHP, what does White give the Sox except maybe some innings in CF? 
 

Without Uberstine, the Sox have no RHP on the 40 man roster that are not on the active roster.  And only 4 pitchers in the minors on the 40 man (Rivera, Gamboa, Samaniego and La Sorsa), all of whom are left-handed …

[SoxPhan]

I love his speed. Think Dave Roberts. Always great to have a guy on the bench in playoffs that can come in and steal you a base. But yeah, wish we didn't have to trade the one pitching prospect we could actually get some innings from this year. lol

[Behindenemylines]

Uberstine was no longer an option as a starter after hurting his arm. The Sox just promoted a couple of pitchers from AA and Uberstine was no longer needed. Not sure what purpose White serves so I have to believe this is probably a 40-man roster issue.

[vegasbob]

White as a speedster is an asset to watch vs Duran over the next few weeks.   Duran, White and J.Jones  only further clog the outfield dilemma when Anthony returns , which may happen , just like Christmas.  

Could there still be a waiver move to come involving any of the LF'ers, including our DH ( Yoshida)?  One of these guys needs to go to make room for Anthony  who may not be so little ?

[notin]

16 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

White as a speedster is an asset to watch vs Duran over the next few weeks.   Duran, White and J.Jones  only further clog the outfield dilemma when Anthony returns , which may happen , just like Christmas.  

Could there still be a waiver move to come involving any of the LF'ers, including our DH ( Yoshida)?  One of these guys needs to go to make room for Anthony  who may not be so little ?

White’s speed is 99th percentile per StatCast, and his arm strength is 78th percentile.  Both are impressive.

But if I’m Nate Eaton down in Worcester - basically the same speed with a stronger arm - my first thought “Hey! What the f***!?!  Still here!”

[vegasbob]

5 minutes ago, notin said:

White’s speed is 99th percentile per StatCast, and his arm strength is 78th percentile.  Both are impressive.

But if I’m Nate Eaton down in Worcester - basically the same speed with a stronger arm - my first thought “Hey! What the f***!?!  Still here!”

The Sox do have a few AAAA'ers who are essentially blocked in their careers , Eaton being one, maybe Sogard too.

There are only 3 seats on a bench available, plus a #2 catcher.      The Sox could fill those 3 seats( OF'r/1B, IF, PH/PR)   4 times over just from the 40 .

[notin]

5 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

The Sox do have a few AAAA'ers who are essentially blocked in their careers , Eaton being one, maybe Sogard too.

There are only 3 seats on a bench available, plus a #2 catcher.      The Sox could fill those 3 seats( OF'r/1B, IF, PH/PR)   4 times over just from the 40 .

The biggest tragedy in all this is we get robbed of pre-season superstar Braiden Ward….