Overview

• Manager Alex Cora declined to confirm whether Buehler will take his scheduled Monday turn, saying the team has not discussed it yet, according to the Boston Globe.
• Internal talks about shifting Buehler to relief are underway, and he could be used out of the bullpen this weekend against the Yankees, per MassLive reporting relayed by MLB Trade Rumors.
• Buehler has a 5.40 ERA across 22 starts and has issued 36 walks over his last 54.1 innings, with a career-low 16.5% strikeout rate and a 7.7% swinging-strike rate.
• Boston recalled Richard Fitts, who will be available out of the bullpen, while Kyle Harrison or Cooper Criswell are being evaluated as potential fifth-starter options.
• A bullpen move would affect Buehler’s start-based bonuses; he has already earned $1 million at 20 and 22 starts and stands to gain $500,000 each at 24, 26 and 28.