The Boston Red Sox teased a potential Opening Day lineup in yesterday’s 6-4 win over the Detroit Tigers. This win improved their record to 14-9. Today they will face the Minnesota Twins at 6:05 PM EST at JetBlue Park. After yesterday’s win they optioned infielder Vaughn Grissom and right-handed pitchers Luis Guerrero and Josh Winckowski. They reassigned catchers Nathan Hickey and Mark Kolozsvary. Since they optioned Grissom, the Opening Day second base battle now involves four players. These players are Kristian Campbell, Marcelo Mayer, David Hamilton, and Romy Gonzalez. The other interesting factor is that Winckowski was optioned. This move now opens a spot for Cooper Criswell. Alternatively, it could be for a non-roster invitee player such as Michael Fulmer, or Adam Ottavino. The Red Sox have some interesting questions with opening day a week away.
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Vaughn Grissom
Grissom this spring in 13 games hit .176 with a .535 OPS. He had two doubles, three RBI, and six runs scored. Last season in 31 games with the Red Sox he hit .190 with a .465 OPS. Grissom had three doubles, six RBI, and ten runs scored. In Triple-A Worcester he played in 55 games hitting .259 with a .758 OPS. He had four doubles, six home runs, 34 RBI, and 27 runs scored.
Luis Guerrero
Guerrero this spring in seven games posted a 9.53 ERA, a 2.29 WHIP, and ten strikeouts in 5.2 innings. He pitched in nine games with Boston last season. Guerrero allowed unearned run on six hits. He walked two and struck out nine in ten innings of work. At Triple-A Worcester he appeared in 42 games going 5-3 with a 3.31 ERA, a 1.31 WHIP, and 79 strikeouts in 54.1 innings.
Josh Winckowski
Winckowski this spring in five appearances went 1-0 with a 15.43 ERA, a 3.00 WHIP, and four strikeouts in seven innings. He made 40 appearances last season with six of those coming as starts going 4-2 with two saves. Winckowsi posted a 4.14 ERA, a 1.41 WHIP, and 60 strikeouts in 76 innings. In Triple-A Worcester he made seven appearances with six of those coming as starts. He went 3-2 with a 2.87 ERA, a 1.25 WHIP, and 29 strikeouts in 31.1 innings.
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Nathan Hickey
Hickey this spring in 18 games hit .200 with a .693 OPS. He had a double, a home run, five RBI, and six runs scored. He played last season at Double-A Portland and Triple-A Worcester. In 26 games at Portland he hit .207 with a .716 OPS. Hickey had ten doubles, nine RBI, and 14 runs scored. In Worcester he played in 86 games hitting .210 with a .736 OPS. Hickey had 15 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs, 54 RBI, and 54 runs scored.
Mark Kolozsvary
Kolozsvary in 14 games this spring hit .200 with a .600 OPS. He had a double, two RBI, and two runs scored. He played in 27 games at Worcester hitting .185 with a .703 OPS. Kolozsvary hit two doubles, three home runs, ten RBI, and 12 runs scored.
