Brandon Lyon Exercises Opt-Out Clause Brandon Lyon exercised the opt-out clause in his contract and was granted his release from the Red Sox's Triple-A affiliate, the minor-league club announced. Lyon, 33, did so after learning there wasn't a spot available for him in the major league team's bullpen, Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal tweets. Lyon logged 5 1/3 innings with 1.69 ERA for the Pawtucket Red Sox since inking a ...
Aug. 1, 2013 - MLB Trade Rumors