Red Sox Shut Down Reliever For The Season

After a pretty effective 2nd season in the big leagues, things have turned sour the past few weeks for Boston Red Sox reliever Garrett Whitlock. He'll now be shut down for the rest of the year due to a hip problem.

The @RedSox are shutting down RHP Garrett Whitlock for the remainder of the season, manager Alex Cora announced.

Whitlock will have a scope surgery to clean up his hip next week in New York. He's expected to be ready to go in time for Spring Training.
— Will Aldrich (@WillAldrich_) September 20, 2022

Whitlock is set to have a "scope surgery" next week to clean up his hip. The Red Sox say that he'll be healthy in time for spring training.

After temporarily holding down the closer's role for the Red Sox in August, the 26-year-old has struggled in his last seven outings with a 6.30 ERA. Overall on the season, he has six saves, a 3.45 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP. He had an 82:15 K/BB ratio.

The Red Sox bullpen has been a disaster all season, with 23 blown saves. And according to FanGraphs, the Sox bullpen has the highest ERA in baseball since June 27. And that's with the most innings pitched of any bullpen. Not a winning recipe.

I wonder how much offseason surgery for Garrett Whitlock and Tanner Houck will impact how the Red Sox view their roles for 2023.

Might be another reason to keep them in the bullpen, with a focus on building the rotation this offseason.
— Tyler Milliken ⚾️ (@tylermilliken_) September 20, 2022