PHILADELPHIA, PA - AUGUST 10: Nick Pivetta #43 of the Philadelphia Phillies delivers a pitch in the ninth inning during a game against the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park on August 10, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies won 13-8. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)
The Boston Red Sox provided updates on three pitchers.
In MLB today there is a linkage between the calendar and service time. Service time is the days spent on an MLB roster and it becomes a deciding factor as a player accumulates roster time. Naturally, management attempts to manipulate this system as much as possible and the Boston Red Sox are no exception.