First, "Boss" Christian Koss was sent to the San Francisco Giants for a bag of cash. Koss hit just .237 for Worcester last year. Former Six GM Chaim Bloom thought he was going to be good going into 2021 but he didn't perform in AAA.
Also, Stephen Scott, Albertson Asigan, Dylan Spacke and Franklin German were released.
Asigan being cut was a surprise as he hit over .300 for Salem last year after a callup from the Florida Complex. I don't know why they'd release a 21 year old who hit over .300 in Salem, oh well.
Spacke was a Dave Dombrowski 21st round draft pick in 2019 and had a terrible 2022 for the Portland Sea Dogs but had a better 2023. Still, at 25 years old and struggling to get AA batters out, the Sox figured to cut their losses.
Scott hit just .228 in Worcester and with the catching depth of Nathan Hickey, Matt Donlan and Kyle Teel, Scott was expendable. It's a shame the Sea Dogs didn't win it all last year.
German's second time with the organization didn't go so well as he was beset by injuries an ineffectiveness. He didn't even make it to Speing Training this year.
To replace Spacke, Sox GM Chaim Bloom sent a sack of money to Tampa Bay for 30 year old Japanese reliever Naoyuki Uwusawa. Uwusawa was straight batting practice this spring for Tampa so I don't know what Breslow was thinking getting him. Guess he figures they can fix him.
Now for the Injured List:
Vaughn Grissom will start the year on the 10 day list with a bad hamstring while Rob Refsnyder will join him with a toe fracture. Liam Hendricks and Chris Murphy are on the 60 Day list with UCL issues, Hendricks being out the whole year. Bryan Mata will start the year on Worcester's Injured List with a hamstring problem.
Finally, with Brennan Bernardino optioned to Worcester, Joey Rodriguez takes his place on the Opening Day roster.
Opening Day is tomorrow night with Brayan Bello scheduled to pitch against Luis Castillo. The game begins at 10:10 PM Eastern time at T-Mobile Park.
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