Red Sox Consider Sending Oviedo to Triple-A

0:00It's April 1st, welcome in. This is Boston Red Sox News today, where your team meets AI. I'm Cory with the story. The Boston Red Sox picked up pitcher Johann Oviato from the Pittsburgh Pirates this off season, but now folks are talking about sending him down to... AAA. I, he's mostly been a starter his whole career, with 67 starts out of 82 big league games and over 100 in the minors. Right now though, he's in the bullpen to eat innings while teammates Ranger Suarez and Bran Bello ramp up from Missing Spring training for the World Baseball Classic. That buildup means the socks start at the year with Connor, early in the rotation, planning to check back after a couple turns through it. Oviato got the ball in his Red Sox debut and it didn't go smooth. He gave up four runs on six hits and three and two thirds innings with his fastball. Fans and analysts are buzzing because early look sharp, allowing just one run over five and one third innings in his first go.

1:01Keeping early rolling if he keeps dealing makes sense over forcing Oviato back in right away, especially since Oviato shines more as a starter than reliever. The smart play could be optioning Oviato to triple A, where he has one year left on his option. That keeps him stressed out long, sharpens his stuff, and builds depth for when injuries hit. Really better than parking him in the big lead pin once. Suarez and Bello are ready. With early proving himself early, the socks might surprise us by prioritizing rotations stability over rushing their new arm, setting up a deeper staff. For the long haul.