Red Sox To Carry Connelly Early On Opening Day Roster
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Key Points:
- The Boston Red Sox will include one of their top left-handed pitching prospects, Connelly Early, on the Opening Day roster, while Payton Tolle has been optioned to minor league camp.
- Right-handed pitchers Johan Oviedo and Chris Cotillo will also be on the active roster, creating uncertainty about the starting rotation order.
- Garrett Crochet and Sonny Gray are slated to start the first two games of the season, with Early or Oviedo expected to start the third game against the Cincinnati Reds.
- Oviedo, recovering from Tommy John surgery and a lat injury, showed mixed results this spring, while Early and Tolle both impressed during spring training with strong strikeout numbers.
- Early and Tolle are rookie eligible and qualify for the Prospect Promotion Incentive, but only Early is likely to help the Sox earn a draft pick if he remains on the roster and performs at a high level.
