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It marked the only time Murphy has pitched in relief during his minor league career. His ERA would have looked much different had Sept. He struck out 30.2% of the batters he faced in 101 ⅓ innings between Greenville and Portland. Overall, Murphy enjoyed a successful 2021 season. On Tuesday Crawford regularly touched 97 on the radar gun, striking out five over two scoreless innings. KUTTER CRAWFORD, who turns 26 on Friday, remains with the big league club and has been among Boston’s more impressive relief pitchers this spring. “I don’t want to let Boonie know what we’re going to do but having Whit in the bullpen is going to benefit us.” “There’s a good chance Whit is going to be available in that game with Nate, and we’re trying to stretch him out,” Cora said. While Cora was quick to emphasize that no decision has been made on the fifth starter, he did confirm that Whitlock will be available out of the bullpen on Opening Day against the New York Yankees. 5 starter spot still hasn’t been settled, and this Friday Rich Hill and Garrett Whitlock are both slated to take the mound and state their case for the job.Ĭora said Hill will start against the Rays in Port Charlotte and Whitlock will also start one of the minor league games on the back field. On Thursday, former Red Sox utility man Brock Holt, who was in camp with the Braves, was among the first players to ask for and be granted his release. The Red Sox, who still have roster holes, might make an addition from that pool. Saturday’s deadline to opt out will likely send a bunch of veterans back into the open market for teams to sign. Refsnyder, Sánchez and Stewart are also in the mix for bench roles, as Cora said earlier Thursday. Yeah, it doesn’t look great… but at the same time, that’s how ‘important’ the at-bats are for me, (a tweet pointing out Shaw’s line Tuesday) was the first time I really noticed it.”ĭanish, who has allowed a single run on three hits in four innings (2.25 ERA) this spring, is a dark horse candidate for a bullpen spot. We know what he can do in that clubhouse, too.

“We know the player, we know the at-bats. “If Travis is here, he’s not going to face too many lefties,” Cora said. Cora discounts Shaw’s spring numbers because he has faced a number of left-handed pitchers so far. Still, he’s a candidate to earn a bench spot as a left-handed complement to Bobby Dalbec. Shaw re-signed with the Red Sox a few days into camp and is 0 for 17 with seven strikeouts in exhibition play this spring. Another veteran who last year, stuff-wise, he was really good.” Obviously, at the end, roster spots and all that will come into play regardless of if it was 28 roster spots or 26. He looks in great shape,” Manager Alex Cora said Thursday. “He got here late and he was behind but obviously, a veteran guy. Holland, a 13-year big-league veteran, is vying for a bullpen spot after posting a 5.07 ERA for Detroit last season. Holland and Shaw are squarely in the mix for Opening Day roster spots and are candidates to opt out. Robles, who just arrived in Fort Myers on Thursday after dealing with visa issues, isn’t really impacted by Saturday’s deadline and is likely to be part of Boston’s big league bullpen once he is deemed ready. If Shaw, Holland or Robles were to stay with the Red Sox at Triple-A, they’d have another opt-out opportunity on May 1 and again on June 1. If the Red Sox decline to add a player, he can either hit free agency or remain with the organization at Triple-A Worcester.

That deadline is Saturday, meaning the Red Sox must decide whether to add those players to their roster well before they face the Yankees on Thursday. The new collective bargaining agreement streamlined the process a bit, giving a certain class of players - XX(B) free agents, who have at least six years of service time and signed minor league deals - an opt out five days before Opening Day. Opt-outs are commonplace this time of year for players who sign minor-league deals during the offseason. It’s currently unclear if other players, like infielder Yolmer Sánchez or outfielders Rob Refsnyder and Christin Stewart can opt out. Reliever Tyler Danish, who is also in camp as a nonroster invitee, can also opt out that day.