The Red Sox bullpen just added two more arms.
Hector Velazquez and Brian Johnson have moved into the ‘pen.
With three off-days in six days allowing the Red Sox to skip one person in the rotation, and Eduardo Rodriguez returning from the disabled list to start Sunday’s series finale with the Tampa Bay Rays, there was no longer a need for Velazquez or Johnson to stay on a five-day schedule.
Rodriguez hasn’t pitched in a major league game since last October, when he allowed a pair of baserunners without recording an out in the Sox’ 8-2 loss to the Houston Astros in Game 2 of the American League Division Series.