Red Sox Promote Hunter Dobbin Red Sox Promote Hunter Dobbin
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10:18AM : The Red Sox have officially announced Dobbins call-up. Manager https://www.placejersey.com/portugal-jersey Alex Cora indicated to reporters (including ) that Dobbins might be the starter in the second game of the doubleheader. 7:49AM : The Red Sox will be calling up right-hander from Triple-A Worcester, according to . Dobbins will be Bostons 27th man for its doubleheader with the Cardinals today, and since he was already added to the 40-man roster last November, no corresponding transactions are required. If Dobbins gets some action in either of the two games, it will mark the 25-year-olds Major League debut. The Red Sox selected Dobbins in the eighth round of the 2021 draft, even though he had undergone a Tommy John surgery that year while pitching for Texas Tech. The surgery rehab delayed Dobbins pro debut until 2022, but the results have been solid since the righty has gotten back onto the mound. Over 311 career innings in the minors, Dobbins has a 3.88 ERA, 23.8% strikeout rate, and 7.94% walk rate. Only 24 1/3 of those innings have come at the Triple-A level, and he was expected to get more seasoning in Worcester as the 2025 season develops. Dobbins has started 61 of his 63 career games, though hell likely work out of the pen today as a fresh arm for the Sox to utilize over the twin bill. Baseball America ranks Dobbins as the 11th-best prospect in Bostons farm system, and MLB Pipeline isnt far behind with a #13 ranking. Dobbins five-pitch arsenal includes a fastball that can touch 98mph and a splinker that he started using last season as BAs scouting report puts it, he doesnt have a single killer pitch to generate a ton of whiffs, but he steers clear of barrels. Dobbins allowed only two homers over his 125 2/3 combined innings of Double-A and Triple-A ball in 2024, though he has already surpa sed that total in his lone Triple-A appearance this year, as he was tagged for three homers and five earned runs in a 3 2/3-inning relief outing on April 1. https://www.placejersey.com/nottingham-forest-jersey