Hirokazu Sawamura made his second spring appearance on Monday as he looks to hopefully play a big role in the Red Sox bullpen this year. The early looks have not been good, but the team isn’t really surprised there’s been an adjustment period. (Peter Abraham; Boston Globe)
Over in the rotation, the performances have been mostly good, which is a very nice thing to see after the dumpster fire that was last season. Alex Cora has commented on how deep the group looks right now. (Jacob Camenker; NBC Sports Boston)
As deep as it may be, especially relative to last season, it’s still largely average and the team will need its offense to compete.