BOSTON - Shortstop Christian Lara used to be considered a hot prospect. As a 19-year-old, Lara batted .433 in the Gulf Coast League. He did little after that, including a .238 average last year in hitter-friendly Lancaster.

On Tuesday morning, the Red Sox finally gave up on Lara, trading him to the LA Dodgers for right-handed reliever Eric Hull

Hull, 28, was designated for assignment last week. He was 4-3 (2.74) in Triple-A last year. In 5 ML games, he had a 4.05 ERA.

Hull is on the Pawtucket roster as an inactive player. He'll be in extended spring training in Fort Myers for now.

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