Who Will Step Up For Boston Red Sox in Tyron Guerrero's Absence?
The 35-year-old right-hander was placed on the injured list on Tuesday afternoon with right shoulder inflammation.
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What's up, everyone?
Zach Coe here for Roundtable at Fenway Park ahead of game two of three between the Red Sox and the Mariners.
Ahead of Tuesday night's game, the Red Sox placed key right-handed leverage reliever Tyron Guerrero on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation.
And just the latest hit to the Red Sox bullpen just as they were starting to get healthy.
And this really puts a lot of pressure on a pretty heavily used Red Sox pen here down the stretch.
Of course, they're just getting Garrett Whitlock back from a trip of his own to the injured list with right elbow inflammation.
But much like it put the pressure on Guerrero, Eric Miller, and ultimately Aroldis Chapman to fill that void for Guerrero, the same can be said with Guerrero himself landing on the injured list.
It puts an increased amount of pressure on Whitlock, who now becomes, well, not now becomes, who has been the number one right-handed leverage option for Chad Tracy here in this Red Sox bullpen.
But they'll also look to use Eric Miller in a more high leverage role against both right and left-handed pitching as he's obviously been a revelation for this Red Sox bullpen since being acquired at the trade deadline.
But next man up mentality out there in the Red Sox pen as they lose Guerrero for what Tracy said would hopefully be a short stint.
