SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 04: Hector Rondon #28 of the Arizona Diamondbacks pitches against the San Francisco Giants during the seventh inning at Oracle Park on September 4, 2020 in San Francisco, California. The Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the San Francisco Giants 6-5. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images)
Hector Rondon could give the Boston Red Sox bullpen a boost
The Boston Red Sox were thin on bullpen depth to begin with but a positive COVID-19 test for closer-candidate Matt Barnes has the team scrambling for reliable arms as Opening Day approaches. The team won’t confirm which players are being quarantined for contact tracing but if anyone from the pitching staff isn’t cleared to begin the season on time, Boston’s bullpen hierarchy could get a bit murkier.