Ceddane Rafaela has been on fire down in Worcester, prompting many to call for him to replace Alex Verdugo on the Red Sox roster. The big league club won’t send Verdugo away for nothing just to get Rafaela on the team, but it’s still nice to be excited about a prospect. Rafaela has had plenty of exposure to current big-leaguers through all the rehab assignments, and Reese McGuire was particularly impressed with the prospect. (Christopher Smith, MassLive)
Trevor Story returned last night, making Yu Chang the odd man out in the infield shuffle. Alex Cora said they had already made that decision, and that Pablo Reyes’ Monday night heroics had nothing to do with it.