Overview
- The team placed right-hander Justin Slaten on the 15-day injured list for right elbow inflammation on Sunday, creating a new late-inning vacancy.
- That move follows Garrett Whitlock’s placement on the 15-day injured list three days earlier for the same elbow issue, leaving Boston short on trusted setup options.
- Left-hander Raymond Burgos was recalled from Triple-A Worcester and catcher/infielder Mickey Gasper was added to the active roster to fill Slaten’s and Masataka Yoshida’s roster spots respectively.
- Interim manager Chad Tracy says the club will lean more on recent trade acquisition Erik Miller plus internal arms such as Greg Weissert and Seth Martinez to bridge to closer Aroldis Chapman.
- Slaten will see a Boston doctor this week and may need further testing; his prior elbow and shoulder IL stints raise caution and increase the risk of heavier bullpen workloads during the playoff push.