Red Sox-Garrett Crochet Update: Who's Fighting For Rotation Spot As Ace Recovers
Boston Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet is on the 15-day injured list with left shoulder inflammation.
Red Sox-Garrett Crochet Update: Who's Fighting For Rotation Spot As Ace Recovers originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Interim manager Chad Tracy knows he will have a decision to make sooner rather than later.
That's because ace Garrett Crochet is inching closer to returning to the rotation. Saying hello to the two-time All-Star means saying goodbye to someone else. That someone is looking more and more like Brayan Bello.
" A real scenario exists in which Bello is the odd man out of the mix for the first time in a while — and implosions like Sunday’s don’t help his case," Masslive. com's Chris Cotillo reports. Bello gave up seven earned runs (and two home runs) in Sunday's 8-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves.
Boston had hoped that back-to-back appearances as a reliever had helped Bello recapture his form as a starter. "You wonder if the Sox will now shift Bello back to pitching behind an opener," MLB. com's Ian Browne reports.