According to MLB’s transaction log , the Boston Red Sox designated former New York Yankees right-handed pitcher Nick Burdi for assignment on Monday. Burdi has two minor league options left, per FanGraphs, though Boston opted to DFA him and open up both a 26- and 40-man roster spot for left-handed reliever Jovani Moran. The Minnesota Twins selected Burdi with the No. 46 overall pick in the 2014 MLB Draft. After posting a 2.66 ERA over 20 1/3 innings in his first taste of professional ball with Single-A Cedar Rapids and High-A Fort Myers during 2014, Baseball Prospectus ranked him as the No. 99 prospect in the league heading into the 2015 campaign. Burdi logged a 3.82 ERA with 85 strikeouts across