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Baltimore Orioles Adley Rutschman's BIG day highlights the Top-3 Opening Day Moments | Flippin' Bats
For the first time in years, Chris Sale is basically at full speed for the start of a season - The Boston GlobeThe simple fact that he is healthy and ready to take the mound after a full spring training buildup represents a significant departure.
Shohei Ohtani finishes Top-3 in strikeouts and more Opening Day Hot Takes | Flippin' Bats
Here's hoping that, with one game behind us, the Red Sox won't give us any more reminders of last year - The Boston GlobeWe always overstate the importance of Opening Day, but this one looked enough like the 2022 season to give us a shudder.
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Here's where the Red Sox' top prospects have been assigned as the new minor league season begins - The Boston GlobeTriple-A Worcester will feature several of the organization’s top pitching prospects, while rising star Ceddanne Rafaela is assigned to Doub...
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Grayson Rodriguez - Starting in Triple-A Norfolk openerRodriguez is starting for Triple-A Norfolk in their season opener Friday against Triple-A Durham, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.
ImpactRodriguez did not ultimately claim a spot in the Orioles' Opening Day rotation after struggling to a 7.04 ERA across 15.1 innings (five starts) this spring in the Grapefruit League. But the 23-year-old should again dominate the competition at the Triple-A level en route to an early-season promotion to Baltimore. He posted a 2.20 ERA with 97 strikeouts over 69.2 innings (14 starts) for Norfolk last year.
MARCH 31, 2023•ROTOWIRE
James Paxton - Tracking toward late-April returnPaxton (hamstring) tentatively appears to be on track to return from the 15-day injured list in late April, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
ImpactOne of three Red Sox starting pitchers who opened the season on the IL, Paxton is without a firm target date for his return, but Abraham notes that the veteran southpaw is behind both Garrett Whitlock (hip) and Brayan Bello (forearm) in his rehab program. Of the trio, Whitlock appears closest to a return, as he'll be pitching Friday for Triple-A Worcester in the first of what's expected to be two rehab starts for the affiliate before he likely comes off the IL as early as April 11. Meanwhile, Abraham notes that Bello is about a week behind Whitlock, while Paxton is about 7-to-10 days behind Bello. Paxton is expected to begin a minor-league rehab assignment of his own Monday but looks as though he'll need at least three starts to get fully stretched out.
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