Wilyer Abreu of the Red Sox has been placed on the injured list due to a left oblique strain. Manager Alex Cora is optimistic about Abreu’s recovery, which could see him return in about 10 days. Meanwhile, Roman Anthony, the top prospect, has been called up as a corresponding move to Abreu's injury. This has allowed the team to avoid difficult roster adjustments while preparing for potential returns of Abreu and Alex Bregman from their injuries, making the outfield situation complex moving forward.
Given Abreu's seemingly successful recovery thus far, he could be on track to return to play after a minimum 10 days on the IL, per Cora.
Boston has successfully avoided making difficult roster moves to promote two of its top prospects in Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer.
It wouldn't make much sense to move his locker between two core players in the clubhouse if the organization intended to demote him to Worcester later this month.
Anthony, baseball's No. 1 prospect, was called up from Triple-A Worcester as a corresponding move to Abreu's injured list designation.
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