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ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Red Sox are going to be without Connelly Early for a bit after the rookie lefty was placed on the IL Wednesday with elbow inflammation.
As such, the Red Sox will need to fill in his spot in the rotation. But thanks to Monday’s off-day on the schedule, it’s not a decision they have to make right away. It’s conceivable the Sox could get by with four starters until July 11 at Citi Field against the New York Mets.
It’s also possible, however, that they could insert another starter into the mix as early as Tuesday if they wish.
“We haven’t gotten that far,” said interim manager Chad Tracy. “We can obviously insert someone sooner (than Saturday). Patrick Sandoval would be in play, but I don’t really want to get into that because he’s got a start in the minor leagues (Saturday), to get the pitch count stretched further. It’s not fully productive to assume anything. We’ve got to make sure he gets out of that outing healthy and feels good.
“And then once he does that, we can have more productive conversations around what we might do.”
If Sandoval is the choice, he couldn’t pitch for the parent club until Thursday in Chicago, five days after his rehab assignment start.
Meanwhile, Tracy relayed that Early, who’s back in Boston, “feels better.”
Tracy said Early, as a precaution, plans to seek a second opinion on the elbow, which is his right to do — and not uncommon with pitchers experiencing elbow or shoulder issues.
“That will probably happen sometime next week,” said Tracy, “so we’ll get more clarity on it. But he’s definitely continuing to feel better.”
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