When the Red Sox re-signed Nathan Eovaldi this past winter the expectation was for him to stake his claim in the starting rotation. Some injury flare-ups and a decrepit bullpen would throw a monkey wrench into those plans. Now that he’s back on the active roster his role has been wildly unclear and it seems like it’s going to remain that way.
A few days ago Alex Cora had mentioned that Boston was eyeing a return to the rotation for Eovaldi but in a limited star similar to an opener. Just as soon as that was announced and his first start in months was lined up he would enter Tuesday night’s game in relief.