Boston Red Sox Report Cards: Relief Pitcher Brandon Workman

The BoSox Injection team is grading the performances from every player of the 2018 Boston Red Sox. Next up is relief pitcher Brandon Workman.

It was a spotty year for Brandon Workman, filled with trips up and down between the Boston Red Sox and their Triple-A affiliate, the Pawtucket Red Sox. It was a combination of Workman yielding mediocre pitching performances, and Boston having other bullpen arms in mind when experimenting to find their number one guy.

Three years removed from undergoing Tommy John Surgery, Workman signed a 1-year, $835,000 contract with Boston in January 2018, avoiding an arbitration hearing. However, Workman did not perform as well as the team had hoped during spring…