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Red Sox send Heath Hembree to Pawtucket, activate Eduardo Rodriguez

The good news: Eduardo Rodriguez is finally back, and will start as planned on Tuesday.

The bad news: Heath Hembree has been optioned to free up the room on the roster.

This is a roster move with an unwritten addendum. The chronology is a bit askew, but the reality is this...

Eduardo Rodriguez recalled to Boston Red Sox, Heath Hembree optioned to Pawtucket, Clay Buchholz moved to the bullpen.

There it is. The truth of the thing. The Red Sox have left themselves without one of their more productive relievers in order to.