The Red Sox Are Finally Moving Garrett Whitlock Back To The Bullpen

The Red Sox Are Finally Moving Garrett Whitlock Back To The Bullpen

Sorry in advance if this sounds egotistical but I should be running the Red Sox. The stack of evidence continues to pile up. I’m six moves ahead of these idiots all the time. Garrett Whitlock is thankfully moving back to the bullpen but they’re also years late in doing so.

A new report suggests the Sox have finally done the right thing and will be moving the former Rule 5 pick back to the pen.

VIA Chris Cotillo of Mass Live:

“Speaking on Day 1 of the Winter Meetings on Monday, both chief baseball officer Craig Breslow and manager Alex Cora hinted that Whitlock, who underwent internal brace surgery on his pitching elbow in late May after beginning the season in the rotation, will likely be used as a high-leverage, multi-inning reliever in 2025. That decision is not final and will likely depend on how the rest of the pitching staff looks come Opening Day. But the Red Sox seem to be banking on Whitlock returning to the back end of a bullpen that will include Liam Hendriks, Justin Slaten and recently signed lefty Aroldis Chapman as late-inning options.”

“The conversations now are not about developing him or ‘Is he a starter or reliever?’” said Cora. “We’ll use him the way we see it, and he was a very successful reliever in ‘21. He’s been an OK starter for us.

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Whitlock, 28, spent the bulk of the season on the shelf a year ago. I’m still convinced it’s from screwing around with his role but there is no way of proving that.

For his career, Whitlock has a career 2.65 ERA and 10.2 K/9 rate in 132 ⅔ innings as a reliever. That number balloons to a 4.29 ERA and 8.4 K/9 rate in 109 innings starting. The evidence speaks for itself. Of course, Trey tried to say all of this years ago. Here’s proof. Here’s more proof.

Blind squirrel found a nut. The Red Sox finally got something right. Now let’s light more prayer because the offseason is still young.

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