Right-handed Richard Fitts This spring, he and the Red Sox manager made a good bid Alex Cora Fitts did confirm to reporters (including Ian Browne of MLB.com) that he did play the role of a fourth starter. Sean Newcomb and Quinn Priester Now, it looks like the last two pitchers, vying for Fitts’ fifth place, Garret Crochet, Tanner Houckand Walker Buehler.
This spring, injuries have already broken out into Boston’s rotation plan, such as Brayan Bello (Shoulder soreness), Lucas Giolito (hamstring strain) and Kutter Crawford (Aches in the right knee) will both start the season on the injured roster. This will rotate depth be tested immediately, giving Fitts and others the chance to reach their feet onto the door.
Last season, Fitts made his debut in the September Call, debuted in the Major League and released a 1.74 ERA in the first 20 2/3 of the show. Originally a member of the Yankee Farm System, Fitts came to Boston as part of the New York three-person package. Alex Verdugo Last winter. Triple-A Worcester paved the way for FITTS’ late-season audition at Bigs, with his 2.45 ERA in 14 2/3 innings this spring.
Fitts booked his own spot in the Opening Day roster, but the Red Sox had more decisions to make before breaking the camp. Trimming of some lineups continues when Masslive.com’s Chris Cotillo and Christopher Smith report right-handed Michael Fulmer And the receiver Seby Zavala Will not form a team, Julian McWilliams of the Boston Globe reported that the same is true for veteran pitchers Matt Moore and Adam Ottavino.
Moore and Otavino are both XX(B) free agents, so their minor league deals include the exit clauses built in today, May 1 and June 1 unless their team has selected those contracts for the 26ers lineup. Sox told Moore and Ottavino that they wouldn’t form a team, and now every player’s ball is about whether it will trigger their opt-out or stick with the Boston farm system.
Zavala does not have enough MLB service time to get XX(b) status, but his transaction has its own opt-out clause. Zavala told Cotillo that he will report to Triple-A Worcester unless he hears another team’s 40-man lineup opportunity in the next 24 hours. Zavala will not be open for its opening day. Carlos Narvaez It seems that all have almost officially finished the backup fishing work Connor Wong.
Fulmer’s two-year underage league contract does not include any exit rules, so despite the impressive ERA in 9 1/3 innings, the former AL rookie of the year will head to Triple-A. A UCL revision surgery has put Fulmer on the shelves throughout the 2024 season, which is why he signed a two-year contract with the Red Sox in February 2024. The early returns of Fulmer’s recovery look good, and he will be waiting for the minors to recover at the convening conference.
In addition to all the internal options Sox considers, Cotillo and Smith both wrote that the club may want to add some depth to the first base. Triston Casas is the starting first baseman, in the bench option, yellow, Romy Gonzalezand Rob Refsnyder While Refsnyder hasn’t played for the first time since 2020, everyone has experience in that position, and deploying Wong at the first base will obviously create some tightening behind the plate.
According to Cotillo and Smith, the Sox may be on the verge of Dominic Smitheven if Smith may not be ideal for health, as he and Casas are both left-handed batsmen. Smith re-enters the free agent market after he played 84 games with Boston last year before being released in August. Smith re-entered the free agent market after choosing to trade with the Yankees.
In some interesting behind-the-scenes Red Sox news, Track and Field’s Jen McCaffrey details a lot of organizational changes Craig Breslow It has been overseen since being hired as Boston’s chief baseball officer in the fall of 2023. Breslow overhauled several different departments of the baseball options, from installing the head of new departments to completely changing how certain departments operate. The perception is that Sox adopts more analytics-based approaches, which demonstrates the increase in staffing of research and development departments and cuts within various reconnaissance departments.
As one might expect, not all of these changes are welcomed by open arms, creating some tension among the current and former members of the organization’s staff. Breslow acknowledgedThere is no doubt that we have to make a really tough decision,” but”My hope is that whether people agree with these decisions or not, they know that we are making the best decisions to further compete for the World Series title. I don’t know there is a finishing line. We need to continue to evolve, track our progress, and reevaluate. ”
