The Boston Pink Sox have moved pitching prospect Noah Track to Triple-A Worcester, giving the right-hander his largest take a look at but.
Track, 28, has taken a winding path again into the group’s plans after a quick stint with the Philadelphia Philles. A 2019 draft decide, his skilled profession was placed on maintain by Navy service and later Tommy John surgical procedure that value him the 2024 season, per Tim Healey of the Boston Globe.
Since returning this spring, he has risen from the Florida Advanced League to Portland and now to Worcester. In 23 outings for the Sea Canines, he threw 43 innings with a 4.19 ERA and 44 strikeouts.
What makes Track’s climb compelling is how shortly he has recaptured flashes of the expertise that when had scouts excited.
His fastball now sits within the mid-90s and performs off a full arsenal of secondary pitches, giving him the profile of a flexible reliever. There was hypothesis midsummer that Track may assist Boston for the stretch run.
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The Pink Sox bullpen now not faces the identical midsummer workload that examined its depth, however uncertainty stays. Justin Slaten lacks a timetable for return, Kutter Crawford has handled setbacks, Liam Hendriks has struggled to regain type, and Jordan Hicks is now on the injured checklist. That leaves Track’s elevation to Worcester as well timed insurance coverage ought to Boston want extra choices.
Portland teammate Jack Anderson was promoted alongside him. Anderson struck out 90 in 75 ⅓ innings this yr whereas holding a 3.58 ERA, numbers that earned him one other shot at Worcester after a quick stint there earlier this season.
For Track, this cease marks the closest he has been to Fenway Park since rejoining the membership final summer season.
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His subsequent take a look at is to point out that the progress he has made can carry him even additional.
