March 18: C Tyler Heineman, LHP Joe Jacques optioned to Triple-A Worcester; RHPs Justin Hagenman, Chase Shugart, LHPs Jorge Benitez, Cam Booser, INFs Nick Sogard, Jamie Westbrook, Nick Yorke and INF/OF Dalton Guthrie re-assigned to Minor League camp
In an indication that Opening Day is drawing close to, the Pink Sox thinned out their Spring Coaching roster on Monday morning with a batch of cuts, together with second baseman Yorke, ranked because the membership’s No. 8 prospect by MLB Pipeline.
March 18: RHP Kenley Jansen scratched (decrease again tightness)
Boston’s veteran nearer was purported to make his second outing of Spring Coaching on Monday. The Pink Sox suppose he would possibly pitch as early as Tuesday and Jansen remains to be anticipated to be prepared for Opening Day. Jansen, whose spring was slowed by a proper lat harm, desires to pitch a complete of 5 video games earlier than the season begins.
March 18: LHP Chris Murphy (left elbow) undergoes MRI examination
Murphy, who had some good performances as a bulk-innings reliever final season, underwent an MRI examination on Monday morning. The lefty was a longshot to make the workforce, however he’s thought of an vital organizational depth piece.
“He is not recovering nicely from the final one within the elbow space, so we’ll see what is going on on there,” supervisor Alex Cora stated. “Clearly, nervous in fact. We’ll have extra, in all probability more than likely tomorrow morning, on his finish.”
March 17: 2B Vaughn Grissom‘s return projected for mid to late April
Grissom is ramping again up with baseball actions after a disjointed Spring Coaching during which he arrived with soreness in each hamstrings, then suffered a left groin pressure simply earlier than he was purported to play his first Spring Coaching sport in early March.
Pink Sox supervisor Alex Cora steered Sunday that mid to late April can be an inexpensive projection for Grissom to start out his 2024 season. The precise-handed hitter might play in some video games earlier than Spring Coaching ends, however no determination has been made.
March 17: RHP Chris Martin will throw yet one more stay BP
Per week after Martin’s stay batting follow session was lower quick after solely two pitches attributable to groin tightness, the righty setup man was again on the market, and he made it by way of wholesome this time. The following step for Martin might be one other stay BP early this week.
Martin needs to be cleared to pitch in his first Grapefruit League sport after that. Martin thinks he wants solely 4 appearances in Spring Coaching to be prepared for Opening Day on March 28.
March 15: OF Tyler O’Neill scratched with recurring left calf tightness
After skipping the journey to the Dominican Republic final weekend attributable to calf tightness, O’Neill returned to the lineup this week and performed a few video games. Nevertheless, after initially being in Friday’s lineup as the fitting fielder after which moved to DH, O’Neill was faraway from the lineup solely with recurring tightness in his calf. Supervisor Alex Cora was requested after the sport if he was involved about O’Neill.
“I will be involved if he does not play Tuesday. Let’s put it that means,” Cora stated. “Yesterday, the journey over there [to Clearwater], he stated he felt tight on the way in which again. So at the moment he moved round a bit of bit. He did the pregame stuff and he was sensible sufficient to tell us. We’ll give him the weekend off. He needed to push for Monday. I made a decision, ‘Let’s go Tuesday.’ I feel that is higher. We nonetheless have loads of time.”