"The team is incredibly deep in right-handed bullpen options, with Garrett Whitlock, Justin Slaten, Greg Weissert, and all more or less already assured of roles and a plethora of non-roster invitees including Vinny Nittoli, Kyle Keller, Osvaldo Bido, and Hobie Harris. From the left side, however, Boston has just three credible options: Aroldis Chapman, Jovani Moran, and Tyler Samaniego. Chapman, of course, is locked into the closer role."
"McAdam notes that the club has made clear neither of the team's top left-handed pitching prospects, Payton Tolle and Connelly Early, will be considered for moves into the big league bullpen. Both Tolle and Early are currently squeezed out of Boston's deep rotation on paper, but it's not hard to see why the team might prefer to have them stay stretched out at Triple-A, where they won't need to adapt to a new role and won't garner big league service time."
The Red Sox remain interested in adding left-handed bullpen depth and will have scouts monitoring players in other organizations during spring camp. The roster features extensive right-handed relief options, including Garrett Whitlock, Justin Slaten, Greg Weissert, and non-roster invitees Vinny Nittoli, Kyle Keller, Osvaldo Bido, and Hobie Harris. Left-handed bullpen options are limited to Aroldis Chapman, Jovani Moran, and Tyler Samaniego, with Chapman entrenched as the closer and the other two lacking sustained big-league experience. The club has ruled out converting top left-handed prospects Payton Tolle and Connelly Early to bullpen roles and shows little interest in major-league free-agent signings.
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