Red Sox Get Holdzkom Back

Good news in Grapefruit land.  The Phillies return the Sox’s middle-relief prospect, Lincoln Holdzkom, whom they had selected in the Rule 5 Draft:

The Red Sox were prompted to make the move with Schilling [placing him on the 60-day DL] on Thursday because they needed to clear a roster spot for right-handed reliever Lincoln Holdzkom, who was brought back to the organization as a free agent.

Holdzkom was selected by the Phillies in last December’s Rule 5 Draft. However, the Phils — as is their right — offered him back to the Red Sox.

But Holdzkom opted for free agency, as was his right, and the Red Sox have signed him to a Major League contract. He reported to Fort Myers on Thursday.

Holdzkom split his 2007 season between Double-A Portland (4-1, 3.47 ERA) and Triple-A Pawtucket (1-0, 1.59 ERA).