US EditionRed Sox Send Struggling Starter Walker Buehler to Bullpen
The Red Sox are evaluating Walker Buehler's role due to his 5.40 ERA and high walk rate, considering bullpen use to manage performance and rotation depth needs.
- On Friday, Alex Cora announced the Boston Red Sox are moving Walker Buehler to the bullpen and he will not start Monday in Baltimore.
- Buehler's decline centers on command problems, including 54 walks in 110 innings and a 5.40 ERA through 22 starts for Boston Red Sox right-hander Walker Buehler.
- Boston recalled Richard Fitts from Triple-A Worcester to reinforce the bullpen, and the club could use both Fitts and Walker Buehler in relief while calling up Kyle Harrison or Cooper Criswell as a fifth starter if needed.
- Financially, the decision touches Walker Buehler's $500,000 start bonuses at 24, 26 and 28 starts; he has earned $1MM in bonuses and the club holds a mutual option for next offseason with a $3M buyout.
- Buehler's World Series pedigree contrasts with his limited relief experience, having closed Game Five last year and only eight rookie relief appearances in 2017; Boston Red Sox rotation needs and Justin Slaten's return prompt the bullpen move.
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Central Maine NewsRed Sox send struggling starter Walker Buehler to bullpen
Buehler is 7-7 with a 5.40 ERA in 22 starts in his first season with Boston.
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Less than one year ago, 31-year-old righty Walker Buehler was on the mound at Yankee Stadium, striking out New York Yankees outfielder Alex Verdugo to end the deciding Game Five of the World Series, nailing down the Los Angeles Dodgers’ first championship since 1988. Buehler had started Game Three just two days earlier, and was pitching in relief for the first time in six years. In 2022 he underwent the second Tommy John surgery of his career, h…
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