Plus, Hunter Dobbins gets another chance.
The cavalry, as the Civil War-era kids like to say, is coming. Brayan Bello and Liam Hendriks are due to imminently join the Red Sox following short rehab stints, while Lucas Giolito is hopefully right behind them, though he still has some kinks to work out. (Peter Abraham, Boston Globe)
But if you enjoy watching pitching depth, you’ll still get plenty of opportunities to do so. Hunter Dobbins, who looked quite good in his MLB debut last week, is likely going to be called upon once again to start Friday’s game against the White Sox. (Christopher Smith, MassLive)
About those kinks of Lucas Giolito’s, though: The big righty lasted only two innings in his last rehab start and struggled to throw strikes and put hitters away. Giolito himself admits that he’s not quite ready and Alex Cora says he’ll make “at least” one more rehab start. (Christopher Smith, MassLive)
Thankfully the bullpen has been strong as the starting rotation weathers these pitching injuries. Garrett Whitlock in particular looked great last night. (Ian Browne, MLB.com)
If Hunter Dobbins pitches well again this weekend, then maybe he’ll get a chance to stick around for a while. He’ll have to do a lot to outshine Kristian Campbell amongst 2025 Red Sox rookies, though. Here’s an in-depth look at the scouting process that led to Campbell ending up with in Boston. (Alex Speier, Boston Globe)
Speaking of Red Sox rookies, catcher Carlos Narvaez now finds himself as one of the most important players on the team in the wake of Connor Wong’s injury. Alex Cora wants him to focus on leading the pitching staff. (Adam London, NESN)