Overview
- The left-hander closed Grapefruit League play allowing six runs over 5⅓ innings to finish at a 7.36 ERA.
- Crochet called it a bad spring yet said the results look worse than it felt, while Alex Cora said they are working on pitch selection.
- His fastball averaged 95.3 mph and touched 97.1 in the final outing, indicating velocity is intact.
- He is slated to face the Reds on March 26 in Cincinnati, a third straight Opening Day start that would be the first by an MLB pitcher since 1886, per Sarah Langs.
- Boston optioned Kristian Campbell and reassigned multiple players, with reliever Danny Coulombe’s illness factoring into bullpen decisions.