The Red Sox have reinstated Nathan Eovaldi in time to make the start tonight, per a team release. In the corresponding move, lefty Matt Hall was optioned to the team’s alternate training site.
Eovaldi hit the injured list at the very tail end of August. He made 6 starts on the year after earning the Opening Day start for the first time in his career. He went 2-2 with a 4.98 ERA/4.62 FIP across 34 1/3 innings with a strong 5.5 K/BB. Manager Ron Roenicke plans for Eovaldi to go just a couple of innings in tonight’s start as he works his way back from a calf strain, per Julian McWilliams of the Boston Globe (via Twitter).
Hall’s season went back bad to worse last night as he absorbed the loss to the Rays after surrendering 4 runs in 2 1/3 innings. The 27-year-old southpaw has a 18.69 ERA on the season after yielding 18 earned runs in 8 2/3 innings across four appearances (1 start). The Red Sox acquired Hall this past January from the Tigers for 25-year-old minor-league catcher Jhon Nunez. Hall has provided valuable innings for the depleted Red Sox at the expense of his personal numbers. The Missouri native’s career ERA has risen to 11.48 while he’s fallen 0.9 rWAR further in the hole (-1.9 rWAR for his career).
Sadly too little, too late
for the Sox too late was game 30
Actually, it’s just in time to take them out of contention for a top 3 draft pick.
Right now they’re 2 games out of 1st place (aka last place)..
Actually the rules for the draft order have yet to be announced. Because the season is less than 81 games the commissioner will set the draft order and there is no guarantee that it will be the usual worst record drafts first. This was put in place to avoid teams tanking for 60 games. So all this losing for the Sox may not even have them in the top 10 depending upon what formula Manfred and his minions come up with.
Such a sharp drop from winning it all to where they are now. I hope they can get back up to the top again soon.
Boston fans are some of the best in baseball.
But how good is Alex Verdugo going?
He is going to be a superstar.
I’m happy for Nate. He has fantastic stuff it’s just so sad he never can stay healthy.
I totally agree.
It’s a shame, when he’s on he is really good.
Must play havoc with your confidence / mechanics when you are injured so regularly.
A WHIP of 3 will definitely get you sent down.
Sox getting rotation set for playoffs.
lol
They couldn’t even beat the Pirates in a play in game…
They should shut him down for the rest of the yr maybe he will be healthy to start next yr with Sale (if recovered from TJ) and E-Rod
sale likely isn’t pitching till May at earliest
It’s possible after 12 months, tho not likely. Positive news is that Sale is throwing now.
There’s a Sale at Penney’s!
And Leon is getting larrrrrger!
Matt Hall is an absolute disaster. I have no idea what Chaim saw in him. He had a career ERA over 8.00 before they acquired him. I’m sure he’s a nice kid but he needs to be released ASAP.
Eat up innings that’s all Bloom had in mind for him.
Many of the pitchers Bloom signed who had been waived or traded for was just to get through this year. The Red Sox did not have any minor league pitching to bring up and no money to go after established mlb pitchers. There will be no room on the 40 man roster so many of the pitchers currently pitching for the Red Sox will soon be gone:
Matt Hall
Chris Mazza
Mike Kickham
Andrew Triggs
Jeffrey Springs
Robinson Leyer
Dylan Covey
Robert Stock
Domingo Tapia
Zack Godley
A few may be offered minor league contracts like Tapia who had pitched for Pawtucket in 2019 and resigned as a minor league free agent to play for Pawtucket in 2020, but most of these pitchers have not been effective and will not be on the Red Sox next year.
Bloom did a great job trading Workman and Hembree to Philadelphia.
Brandon Workman and Heath Hembree to the Phillies for Nick Pivetta and Connor Seabold
“Workman has struggled as Phillies closer. He has blown two of seven save opportunities. In 11 ⅓ innings (11 outings), he has allowed six earned runs (4.76 ERA), 19 hits (two home runs) and nine walks while striking out 12. The opposition is batting .365 against him. He has a 2.47 WHIP.
Hembree has pitched 7 ⅔ innings (nine outings), allowing seven earned runs, 11 hits (six home runs), and four walks while striking out eight. The opposition is batting .344 against him. He has a 1.96 WHIP and 8.22 ERA”
Per Masslive
….if the Red Sox get production from Seabold or Pivetta it will be a steal of a trade….
Tank, tank, tank
Players that are Rule 5 eligible and must be added to the 40-man roster to avoid exposure being taken:
Jay Groome
Tanner Houck
Bryan Mata
Hudson Potts
Jeisson Rosario
Connor Seabold
Connor Wong
IMO these are the players that will be added, the ineffective pitchers liked above will be affectively let go (released, dfa, non-tendered).