Steven Wright RP FA Sat 3/7/15 9:24 AM
Steven Wright
RP FA
Wright will make his spring debut Saturday when he starts in a split-squad game against the Orioles, the Boston Globe reports.
Wright's itching to get up to the major leagues and help Boston as a starter or as an innings eater out of pen who can spot start when needed, but the Red Sox view him as a depth starter at Triple-A Pawtucket. The knuckleballer has been effective at the big-league level, posting a 3.67 ERA in 10 games for Boston since 2013. It's easy to envision Wright being called up to Boston in 2015 at some point -- Clay Buchholz has a five-year streak of spending at least three weeks on the disabled list, Joe Kelly has never thrown more than 124 in the majors, and Justin Masterson is coming off an injury-filled 2014. For now, he'll need to bide his time at Pawtucket.
