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Pomeranz to test sore arm on Thursday
- Updated: September 28, 2016
NEW YORK — The Red Sox will get a better read on Drew Pomeranz’s availability for the rest of the season when he throws a bullpen session prior to Thursday’s game at Yankee Stadium.
The left-hander, who has shown signs of fatigue down the stretch, was scratched from starting Thursday’s game. At this point, he is being looked at only as a reliever for the rest of 2016.
“It’s all right. We sat down and kind of talked about the rest of the year,” said Pomeranz. “I’ve had some soreness here late in the year. I’ve thrown more innings than I have, ever. So we sat down and talked about the best course of action the rest of the way out. We talked about maybe trying to get ready for a spot in the bullpen. I don’t know how everything was playing out, but that’s what we decided on, so we decided to not make this last start.”
Under an ideal scenario, the Red Sox could get Pomeranz a relief outing in one of the final three regular-season games …
