19-05-2025
Boston Red Sox prospect (2.03 ERA at Worcester) placed on IL
Triple-A Worcester placed Red Sox starting pitching prospect Shane Drohan on the 7-day injured list with left forearm inflammation Tuesday.
The 26-year-old left-hander has been one of the top pitchers in the International League. He has a 2.03 ERA (26 ⅔ innings, six earned runs), 1.05 WHIP and .177 batting average against in seven outings (six starts) for the WooSox this year. He's recorded 38 strikeouts while walking 11 batters.
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Senior director of player development Brian Abraham replied in a text that the Red Sox are 'hopeful' it's a short-term IL stint.
Drohan has put himself back on the map as a prospect this year after a difficult couple of years, including undergoing shoulder surgery in February 2024.
Boston drafted him in the fifth round in 2020 out of Florida State. He was ranked as high as Boston's No. 3 pitching prospect early in the 2023 season but the Red Sox decided to leave him unprotected in the 2023 Rule 5 Draft after he struggled at Worcester.
The White Sox drafted him but returned him to the Red Sox in June 2024, three and a half months after he underwent surgery.
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