Alex Speier
No surprises here, as Breslow's got a "mild" shoulder strain, and Wright's recovering from sports hernia surgery. Both transactions are retroactive to March 21, meaning that while Wright's rehab is much longer-term, Breslow would be eligible to return April 5 while missing just 4 regular season games. Wright is a candidate for the 60-day DL should they need to open up a 40-man slot to add another reliever -- say lefty Tommy Layne or, less likely, Francisco Cordero -- but I doubt the Sox would take that step as it appears Breslow won't miss enough time to make it worthwhile. More likely they'd just go with Drake Britton and option him when the time comes.
The moves leave the Sox with 33 players in camp.
No surprises here, as Breslow's got a "mild" shoulder strain, and Wright's recovering from sports hernia surgery. Both transactions are retroactive to March 21, meaning that while Wright's rehab is much longer-term, Breslow would be eligible to return April 5 while missing just 4 regular season games. Wright is a candidate for the 60-day DL should they need to open up a 40-man slot to add another reliever -- say lefty Tommy Layne or, less likely, Francisco Cordero -- but I doubt the Sox would take that step as it appears Breslow won't miss enough time to make it worthwhile. More likely they'd just go with Drake Britton and option him when the time comes.
[Breslow] has pitched in two minor league spring training games, tossing 15 pitches (10 strikes) in an inning of work with a fastball at about 87 mph and a swing-and-miss changeup on Thursday. Breslow felt like the DL stint was unnecessary and told the Sox as much, but the team feels that he will benefit from building arm strength with perhaps two or three minor league outings before he joins the roster.
“[Breslow] felt like with three appearances that were outlined [during spring training], he felt like he’d be ready for the start of the season. We just felt like similar to last year, with a couple extra outings in that first week of the season just to continue to build his foundation,” said manager John Farrell, alluding to the fact that Breslow spent the initial weeks of last year on the DL. “I thought today, watching him in the minor league game, there was a clear step-up in stuff without overexerting. We expect this stay to be minimal.”
The moves leave the Sox with 33 players in camp.