The Boston Red Sox had one of their top prospects make their professional debut over the last week. The team called up their top hitting prospect, Michael Chavis, to help on offense after several injuries to their starters at second base.
And now, the Red Sox may bring up one of their top pitching prospects.
According to Alex Speier of The Boston Globe, the Red Sox are likely to call up Darwinzon Hernandez for their Tuesday doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers. Hernandez would serve as the team's 26th man, a luxury which teams get when playing a doubleheader.
Hernandez was scheduled to pitch for Double-A Portland on Tuesday anyway, so either way, he was going to be getting the work. So far this year, Hernandez has posted a 1.80 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 10 innings with the Sea Dogs. Hernandez is considered to be one of the Sox' best pitching prospects.
It will be interesting to see how the team uses Hernandez on Tuesday and whether or not they do, indeed, call him up. With the questions mounting for the team's bullpen, perhaps Hernandez could make a case to earn a role in the bullpen later in the season. But, for now, it just seems that his potential major-league debut will be a pit stop during the doubleheader.
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