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";s:4:"text";s:26035:"Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo. His 95-mph fastball could gain some pop in shorter stints. We probably won’t see the 2018 version of Martinez again, when he had 82 extra base hits and a career-high 43 homers, but it’s safe to assume that he won’t be flirting with a .200 batting average either. Share. A burly lefty with a 96-m.p.h. Shaughnessy: Mercifully, this first look at the Red Sox in action was abbreviated. He’s got ace stuff and we saw him win 19 games in 2019. The righty had a 6.60 ERA in his four spring starts. But let’s look beyond the obvious. The Red Sox don’t have a clear closer, and so that is the focus on this week’s staff roundtable. He shook off a slow start to have a fairly respectable 2020, and will hopefully continue the growth that we saw two years ago. If length or mop-up duty is required, he boasts multiple options. Eovaldi will get the Opening Day start in place of Rodriguez, and will look to put a tough spring behind him. One final overlooked takeaway from Ottavino’s pitch selection in 2020 is his uptick in sinkers. Police body camera footage shows fatal shooting of … Full Boston Red Sox roster for the 2021 season including position, height, weight, birthdate, years of experience, and college. He’s got a ton of raw power and a great arm in the outfield, but injuries and consistency are the biggest question marks with the promising young player. The next obvious place to go is: Well, it’s 2021. (Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images). He somewhat decent last season with a 3.72 ERA and 1.200 WHIP in nine starts. The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Boston Red Sox closer Matt Barnes has tested positive for COVID-19 and won’t be ready for opening day. The prize of the Mookie Betts trade had a solid first season in a Sox uniform, leading the team with a .308 average and 62 hits — 22 of which went for extra bases. There are still a lot of question marks with the team’s pitching, but Boston figures to have one of the best lineups in baseball, one that has the capability of scoring a boatload of runs. Follow him on Twitter @PeteAbe. Martinez hit just .213 last season and had very little pop in his bat with a .389 slugging percentage. Alex Cora must name a closer for the Red Sox soon Spring training is nearly done and the Red Sox have yet to name a closer for the 2021 season. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images). Of course he does. He strikes out a lot, but Dalbec is going to bring a lot of pop to the bottom of the order. When Brandon Workman was traded last … It was hard to get into a 60-game season last year, especially with the Red Sox out of the hunt fairly quickly. The veteran Red Sox reliever and potential closer in 2021 will be placed on the virus restricted list and has been ruled out for Opening Day. Barnes was the closer to finish last season and wants the job back. Alex Cora has said the Sox will use spring training to pick a closer. 4 pick in 2021 MLB Draft? We have encountered our first legitimate concern of the 2021 Red Sox season, and it is the bullpen. Manager Bobby Valentine said that Alfredo Aceves will start the season at closer, though Mark Melancon will get a look if he struggles. Ottavino is the most experienced reliever on the roster and while he’s never been a closer, he could probably handle the job. I asked the staff what they would do in the ninth … March 29, 2021 | 11:50am | Updated March 29, 2021 | 11:50am Yankees castoff Adam Ottavino is likely to open the season as the new closer of the Red Sox … Pivetta has averaged 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings in his career. But Sawamura could work his way into the job over time. ⋅ Ryan Brasier: His walk rate soared the last two seasons, but Brasier did strike out 30 hitters in 25 innings last season and has a better adjusted ERA than Barnes the last three. BOSTON (CBS) — The 2021 Red Sox season has to be better than last year, right? He’s another intriguing arm for the bullpen, and the fact that the Red Sox got him as a Rule 5 pick from the Yankees will make any success a little more sweeter. Red Sox starter Nate Eovaldi. ©2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. ... 2021. Darwinzon Hernandez doesn't even have 40 innings in the major leagues yet, but the 24-year-old struck out an eye-popping 70 in them. Hernandez may need some time to get sharp after appearing in only seven games last season, but as the Sox build what they hope will be the core of a contender, why not get Hernandez closing now? Here are some other choices the Sox could consider: ⋅ Darwinzon Hernandez: Sooner or later, it will be his job. Boston Red Sox-After losing closer Jonathan Papelbon to the Phillies, the Red Sox acquired Andrew Bailey, but late in spring training, he succumbed to a thumb injury and will miss much of the year. Apr 16, 4:41 PM. Hopefully that’s the Eovaldi the Red Sox get this season as their No. (Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images). ⋅ Nick Pivetta: He’s a rotation candidate and the Sox are right to see what they have in him, but the consensus among scouts is that Pivetta’s future will be in the bullpen. If he can return to his 2018 form, the Sox could have a tough 1-2 punch at the back of the bullpen. This year, they at least have some exciting players to keep an eye on, not to mention a much more interesting manager with Alex Cora back on the bench. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images). That sounds great in theory! Franchy Cordero with the Kansas City Royals during the 2020 season. The Athletics rarely keep the same closer for more than a year or two, but Beane and his staff have a knack of finding pitchers who can do the job. He may have a spot in the rotation to start the season if Rodriguez ends up on the IL, and should get a chance to build off an impressive finish to 2020 when he went 3-0 and allowed just one run over 17 innings in three September starts. He throws a 97-mph fastball with a splitter as his secondary pitch, and had 75 saves in Japan. The Red Sox could use some of that skill right about now. Tanner Houck's three starts in September were one of the few things worth tuning in for as Boston played out the string, but he doesn't project as a starting pitcher over the long term. A great reliever for a decade in Japan, we’ll now see what he can do in MLB. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images). (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images). Now that Barnes has gotten a taste of pitching the ninth inning, he hopes to stay in that role in 2021 -- his last season before free agency. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images). So much for ex-Yankees reliever Adam Ottavino becoming Red Sox closer Updated Apr 14, 2021; Posted Apr 14, 2021 Boston Red Sox relief pitcher … (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images). The 24-year-old righty is on his first Opening Day roster after a great spring, allowing just one run over nine innings while punching out 12 batters. Boston skipper Alex Cora … They all became All-Stars. The 24-year-old was a beast in 2019, mashing 32 homers and 54 doubles while driving in 115 runs. The most interesting player on the roster, Cordero came over in the Andrew Benintendi trade. E-Rod missed all of last season with complications with COVID, but was slated to make his first career Opening Day start until he started dealing with a “dead arm” in his last start of spring. Sawamura has a good fastball and a devastating slider, and could turn into an important piece of a much-improved Boston bullpen. There’s nothing wrong with that,” the manager said, applauding his ambition. The experience soured Cora on the relief ace concept. He was one of the few bright spots in 2020, slashing .300/.364/.502 over 56 games, and now we get to see a full season of X doing his thing. That MLB hitters haven’t faced Sawamura before should be to his advantage. fastball is a good blueprint for a closer. Red Sox reliever Adam Ottavino. The situation could have been an … Brasier also has the arrogance you like to see in a closer. Martinez. Filed Under: Boston Red Sox, Corey Kluber BOSTON (CBS) — With the MLB season reportedly set to start on time, the Red Sox have a short window … Red Sox notebook: Cora in no rush to name closer as Opening Day approaches. You don’t need a traditional closer. Peter Abraham can be reached at peter.abraham@globe.com. They’re the obvious choices. Martinez power Red Sox to 11-4 win over White Sox on Patriots’ Day April 19, 2021; Red Sox catching prospect Connor Wong hits opposite field home run in exhibition game at Polar Park April 18, 2021 2 starter. Matt Barnes has gone 7-for-9 in save opportunities and posted a 3.60 ERA in 10 innings since the Boston Red Sox traded closer Brandon Workman to … Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogarts. Ottavino is a 12-year veteran acquired in a January trade from the Yankees, with the Red Sox taking on nearly all of his $9-million salary in 2021. “I think structure, it helps.”, “We’ll go through spring training; we’ll make a decision and everybody’s going to be OK,” Cora said. They need a break, too,” Cora said. Even if he gives a game up, he’ll come back the next day convinced he’ll close it out. ⋅ Tanner Houck: His lack of a third pitch suggests a reliever in time, but his three strong starts to end last season earned Houck a shot at starting, at least for now. April 23, 2021 at 6:07 pm Sports MLB Boston Red Sox. Find out the latest on your favorite MLB players on CBSSports.com. He figures to be the face of the revamped Boston outfield for the foreseeable future. A dozen players we'll be watching during the 2021 Red Sox season. … I’m happy that he challenged us.”. Cora isn’t saying it, but Matt Barnes will be the closer, meaning set-up duties will fall primarily on Ottavino. Versatility in the infield); Jarren Duran (another young masher who could be up sooner rather than later). 2021 Boston Red Sox depth chart for all positions. Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images). Get a complete list of current starters and backup players from your favorite team and league on CBSSports.com. It’s an idea with merit, especially if a team has two pitchers capable of doing the job, but Barnes got beaten up facing the best hitters in the toughest spots game after game. Great for the Yankees in 2019, he was not so great for the Yankees in 2020, with a 5.89 ERA and 1.582 WHIP. Sign us up. ⋅ Don’t use a closer: Cora was once a proponent of using a “relief ace” and tried it in 2019 with Barnes, using him in high-leverage situations regardless of whether a save was at stake. Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Adam Ottavino reacts after giving up a hit against the Baltimore Orioles during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, April 10, 2021, in Baltimore. Ottavino is a Brooklyn native who went to Northeastern, and soon he’ll have worn both a Yankees and Red Sox uniform. “At the end of the day we will need probably multiple guys that can get three outs in the ninth inning throughout the season because the closer will be down and the next guy has to step up.”. But if Rodriguez is the pitcher he was in 2019, then Boston will have a really good arm leading its rotation. We think so, because really, it can’t get any worse than it was in 2020. Always. Red Sox prospects Triston Casas, Jarren Duran to play for Team USA in Olympic qualifying event April 22, 2021; Garrett Richards issues 6 walks as Red Sox fall to Blue Jays, 6-3 April 22, 2021; Could Red Sox take overpowering pitching prospect Kumar Rocker with No. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images). ⋅ Hirokazu Sawamura: Cora has already ruled the newcomer from Japan out of the mix and that makes sense. FORT MYERS, Fla. — Billy Beane believes every organization has a closer, it’s just a matter of identifying who that is. April 21, 2021 One of the most intriguing young bats in the Boston system, Dalbec hit seven homers this spring. ); Kiké Hernandez (it all starts with Boston’s new leadoff man); Marwin Gonzalez (Mr. He pitched really well over his final four starts, winning three of them as he allowed just two runs over 21 innings. Red Sox DH J.D. “Your goal should be to be the best at your position, right? How Adam Ottavino helped Alex Cora decide who would be the Red Sox’ closer Share this: Click to … April 1st, 2021 . Red Sox Spring Training: Adam Ottavino should be Boston’s closer in 2021 Adam Ottavino dominates in Red Sox relief debut The Red Sox are working … Boston Red Sox closer Matt Barnes has tested positive for COVID-19 and won’t be ready for opening day. Red Sox first baseman Bobby Dalbec. And Koji Uehara showed the Red Sox how devastating a good splitter can be for a closer. The Red Sox like what they have in Vázquez offensively, defensively and from a leadership perspective. The primary candidates seem to be Matt Barnes and Adam Ottavino. Manager Alex Cora needn't worry about the ninth inning, where closer Matt Barnes has been electric. Digging into five alternative candidates in the race for Red Sox closer By Peter Abraham Globe Staff,Updated March 1, 2021, 7:11 p.m. Darwinzon Hernandez doesn't even have 40 … Red Sox reliever Hirokazu Sawamura. He needs time to acclimate to a new team, a new league, and a new ball. Red Sox finalize 2021 Opening Day roster. Honorable Mention: Chris Sale (what will he look like when he returns from Tommy John? He certainly wouldn’t be unnerved by it, and closing also could increase Ottavino’s trade value come July. Ottavino tossed just 18 innings in 24 appearances last year. “I’m glad that he stepped up and he said that. Phillips Valdéz off to strong start in second season with Red Sox April 19, 2021; Home runs from Kiké Hernández, Alex Verdugo, J.D. It’s not ideal for your ace to be dealing with a dead arm before the season even begins. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images). The Red Sox had a real lack of talent on the diamond last season. With one out and the bases loaded, the Padres display some magnificent fielding with a 4-6-3 double play and end the eighth inning with their one-run lead intact. The 24-year-old righty had an uneven spring, but he saved his best stuff for his last outing, tossing 4.1 innings of shutout ball while striking out six Braves on Monday. The Boston Red Sox say closer Matt Barnes has tested positive for COVID-19 and won’t be ready for opening day. Barnes will be a free agent for the first time after the season, and a successful closer has much greater value on the open market. The Boston Red Sox haven't officially named a closer for the 2021 season, and it sounds like the job will belong to a few guys at first. The 24-year-old has averaged 16.3 strikeouts per nine innings in his career. Red Sox spending by positional category, including pitchers, catchers, infielders, outfielders, & designated hitters. After playing 23 games last season, crushing eight homers, he’s in line to be the team’s everyday first baseman this year. But health is always the biggest concern. Garrett Whitlock (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images). Blake Treinen had four career saves before he was named Oakland’s closer, Sean Doolittle three, and Liam Hendricks one. 2021 Boston Red Sox MLB Depth Charts updated daily with the latest transactions, roster moves, injury list, lineups, probable starting pitchers, and minor league players. Here’s a look at a dozen players we’re most excited to watch throughout the 2021 season. Red Sox finalize 2021 Opening Day roster. Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez. In his mind, it’s an idea that sounds good, but is hard to execute. A postseason hero in 2018, Eovaldi was a wreck in 2019, finishing the season with a 5.99 ERA. “It’s not easy mentally; it’s not easy physically. Red Sox 2021 Positional Spending. Revolution Defeat D.C. 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