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Red Sox Call Up Veteran (7-0, 2.57 ERA), DFA Newcomer After Horrid Performance

Boston is getting some promising reinforcements

Scott Neville

Red Sox Call Up Veteran (7-0, 2.57 ERA), DFA Newcomer After Horrid Performance
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The Boston Red Sox hit a new low after getting shelled by the Kansas City Royals in their 9-3 loss at Fenway Park on Tuesday night. Fortunately, a couple of the pitchers that were dominated by the Royals' putrid offense are no longer on the big-league roster.

"Several Red Sox roster moves today: Per source, Red Sox are selecting Kyle Barraclough," MassLive's Christopher Smith tweeted Wednesday. "He’ll be added to the active roster. Brandon Walter recalled to Boston. Nick Robertson has been optioned to Worcester, the Red Sox have designated Dinelson Lamet for assignment."

The biggest news in the roster shakeup is the addition of Barraclough -- a once dominant reliever who then pitched his way out of Major League Baseball and has now completed the comeback. The 33-year-old started his season in the Atlantic League and signed with Boston on June 19. 

Since then, the veteran has gone 7-0 with a 2.57 ERA, 28-to-19 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .181 batting average against and 1.05 WHIP in 42 innings this season for Triple-A Worcester. He's been used as a starter in all 12 games for the WooSox but all 288 of his big-league appearances came out of the bullpen. He'll likely join the parade of bulk relievers this season.

Barraclough will enter the majors with fellow teammate, Walter, who posted a 3.07 ERA in 14 2/3 innings for the Red Sox this season between two stints. 

Robertson will head back to Triple-A Worcester as he awaits another opportunity, while Lamet's time in the Red Sox's organization is in jeopardy. The former Cy-Young candidate has had a year to forget and has now been designated for assignment for the third time since last August. 

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Scott Neville
SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's new page "Inside The Red Sox." Before starting "Inside The Red Sox", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer.  His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Red Sox" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu

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