Major League Baseball has plans to crack down on teams abusing the injured list as a device to manipulate their roster and those changes may alter how the Boston Red Sox manage their pitching staff.
MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reports that changes are coming regarding the duration that injured players must remain sidelined. Position players will still only miss a minimum of 10 days, as has been the case since the latest change to this policy in 2016. Pitchers, however, will go back to the previously used 15-day placement.
Sources: Another change coming for the IL (Injured List).