The Red Sox have designated right-hander Colten Brewer for assignment in order to create 40-man roster space for righty Brandon Workman, per a club announcement. Skipper Alex Cora announced earlier today that Workman would be selected to the MLB roster and Brewer would be optioned, but the Sox have now removed Brewer from the 40-man roster entirely.
Brewer, 28, has spent parts of the past three seasons with the Sox after coming over from the Padres in a trade that sent minor league infielder Esteban Quiroz to San Diego. He pitched just one inning for Boston in 2021, yielding four runs in his lone game of the season.
The 2020 campaign was also a struggle for Brewer, who was tagged for a 5.56 ERA in 25 2/3 innings last summer. He posted a respectable 4.12 ERA in 54 2/3 innings with the Sox back in 2019, but that year’s 13.4 percent walk rate was a red flag that made it fair to question whether he’d be able to sustain that level of run prevention.
All told, Brewer has pitched 91 innings in the Majors between the Padres and the Red Sox, logging a collective 5.04 ERA (4.94 SIERA) with a 20.3 percent strikeout rate, a 13.4 percent ground-ball rate and a 50.4 percent ground-ball rate. Brewer sits about 94 mph with his go-to cutter and has, at his best, missed bats at a solid level. The past few seasons have been a struggle both in the Majors and in Triple-A, however. The Sox will have a week to trade Brewer or place him on outright waivers.
Milwaukee has to get this guy.
And then change his first name to Bernie, give him a giant fake blond mustache, and let him sit out in center field on top of the slide.
100%
He’ll then become a home team fan favorite, something he’s never been.
I hope some team claims Brewer, so he does not waste a roster spot in Worcester.
This was the best possible outcome. Hopefully Workman regains his 2019 form
The most logical decision for Boston to make. They gave Brewer ample opportunities to stick in the majors and he wasn’t able to deliver. Hope he finds a new team and success wherever he goes, but I’m glad to see Boston move on from him. If Workman doesn’t work out, he’ll be replaced by Braiser, who should be coming off the 60 Day IL soon.
Likelihood is he will make through waiver wire and go to Worcester
Their next ‘major’ move will be to DFA Marwin Gonzalez and finally call Jarren Duran up to the majors. The kid is ready!
Duran is on the baseball Olympic squad, so he won’t be coming soon. I agree, I would love to DFA Marwin
If they need him in Boston, they can pull him off the Olympic squad anytime they want to.
They can, but they won’t.
Sending Duran to the Olympics will be a public relations gold mine. The front office watched The Last Dance. They thought this out. He will come back a triumphant hero, like Michael Jordan in 1984, who hadn’t played a single NBA game and but was the most popular player in the game. Air Jordans sold $70 million worth in 3 months.
Kiki Hernandez has the 9th most popular Jersey in MLB. Not for long.
I agree. Duran is hungry. Like a wolf. Give him a chance.
Brewer has been mostly awful in his time in Boston. Thankfully he only cost a 27 year old (at the time) career minor leaguer.
Unfortunately Dorothy i don’t see Marwin going anywhere. When it’s Duran’s turn to come up it may be Dalbec sent down with Marwin and Santana manning 1B
Marwin Gonzalez looks completely lost at the plate. He was swinging wildly, not even close to the ball against Houston this last series. Unfortunately this is just a continuation of the trend that started last year for him and it’s hard to see it turning around. Thankfully he’s just on a one year deal. He’ll be lucky to get anything but an invite to spring training with the Pirates next year unless he can get this figured out.
Marwin Gonzalez is a inexpensive switch hitter who has already played six different defensive positions for the Red Sox. In Cora’s mind, he has 35 postseason games and has a WS ring. Cora can deploy him anywhere at anytime. He has to get his rep’s. Marwin is to Cora what Billy Martin was to Casey Stengal, but not in Billy’s punch ’em in the face for not running out a pop fly kinda way, but because Marwin is his premo. He’s not going anywhere.
A former Pirate farmhand who HASN’T become a good pitcher after he left? Color me shocked (is that a color, tho?).
That usually applies to the Dodgers, Rays or Cardinals. They have the magic touch with former Pittsburg pitchers. I guess SD can be included now too, but Musgrove was good with Pitt prior to the trade (just not this good).
@lee – if you can color me badd you can color me shocked ( I think I’m dating myself with the crappy boy band reference)
Either way, Workman has a higher ceiling than brewer. Hopefully brewer remains with Red Sox in the event Workman and Brasier don’t work out.
Workman has two Red Sox World Series rings. He got to rub the lamp one more time.
Colton Brewer TEXTING Casey Kelly, “Any openings on the LG Twins?”