Jordan Hicks is a pitcher who needs an offseason of work under his belt to be unlocked. James Tibbs got shipped off for Dustin May, which never really made sense to me because Dustin May also felt like a pitcher who needs an offseason of work to be unlocked, but he was on an expiring deal so I guess the Red Sox thought otherwise.
We've talked about Alex Bregman's forthcoming opt-out about as much as we've talked about his play on the field lately. Following last week's report from Jeff Passan that Bregman is likely to opt-out of his contract at the end of the season, Sox CEO Sam Kennedy was asked about it during a radio appearance today and expressed surprise, saying that "he wants to be here [and] we want him to be here." So there you go: everyone loves it here in our fair Commonwealth.
After being acquired back in June as the centerpiece of the Rafael Devers trade, former top prospect Kyle Harrison has spent the entirety of his Red Sox career so far in Triple-A. That's set to change later today, as MassLive's Chris Cotillo writes that Harrison is set to be recalled to the big league roster today. Lefty Chris Murphy will be optioned to the minor leagues in the corresponding move, according to Cotillo.
