Red Sox Retain Fan-Favorite Slugger After Hitting Waiver Wire

Boston could use the extra depth

Scott Neville | Aug 7, 2023

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The Boston Red Sox have been faced with a middle infield roster crunch all season long. The club has a plethora of league-average or worse players, most of which appear to be interchangeable.

With the acquisition of Luis Urías, the Red Sox designated a favorite of the media and fans for assignment, Christian Arroyo. Luckily, despite his solid production over the years, the slugger cleared waivers and is back with the Red Sox organization.

Arroyo will be headed to Triple-A Worcester as he awaits his next opportunity.

The 28-year-old is hitting .244 with 19 extra-base hits including three home runs, 24 RBIs and a .638 OPS in 66 games this season.

His performance has taken a steep hit from his first two full seasons in Boston, when he combined to hit .277 with 41 extra-base hits including 12 home runs, 61 RBIs and a .749 OPS in 144 games between 2021 and 2022.

Arroyo fell down a depth chart that includes Urías, Yu Chang and Pablo Reyes. Upon Trevor Story's return, likely on Thursday, Arroyo will fall one more spot down the rankings. At that point, it's likely that Chang is also designated for assignment, though there's an outside chance he makes the roster over Reyes.

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Published Aug 7, 2023

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