The Red Sox were so desperate for help that they recently signed 38-year old lefty swinging 1B Carlos Delgado despite him missing the whole year until he was signed due to a bad hip. Well he has a small tear near his left hip that will cause him to miss the rest of the year. Delgado played in 5 games in AAA-ball for the Red Sox and he was 3 of 13 (.231 avg, .497 OPS) with 2 RBIs. Desperate times call for desperate measures but the Red Sox still should’ve passed on Delgado.

The Red Sox have shut down 20-year old righty starting pitcher Casey Kelly. Kelly started 21 games in AA-ball this year and he is 3-5 with a 5.31 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP. He gave up a whopping 118 hits in only 95 innings in AA-ball this year. Kelly has started 38 games in his first two years as a pitcher in the minors for the BoSox and he is 10-10 with a 3.69 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. A strained muscle in Kelly’s back is the reason he’s getting shut down. Kelly was the Red Sox’ #2 prospect heading into this season according to Baseball America which explains why they want to protect him.

The Red Sox have released 27-year old righty swinging infielder Tug Hulett. Hulett played in 86 games in AAA-ball for the Red Sox this year and he was 57 of 284 (.201 avg, .659 OPS) with 38 runs scored, 4 homers, 29 RBIs and 6 stolen bases. This is no big loss for the Red Sox as they have a lot of depth in the infield.

The Red Sox have released 26-year old righty reliever/starter Randor Bierd and 28-year old lefty starter/reliever Kason Gabbard. Bierd pitched in 15 games (9 starts) in AAA-ball for the BoSox this year and he was 2-4 with a 5.59 ERA and a 1.70 WHIP. Gabbard pitched in 11 games (1 start) in AAA-ball this year and he was 0-2 with a 5.65 ERA and a 2.23 WHIP. Gabbard pitched in parts of the 2006 + 2007 seasons with the Red Sox. He pitched in 14 games (11 starts) in those two years and he was 5-3 with a 3.65 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP.

22-year old lefty swinging outfielder Ryan Kalish is ripping the ball in the minors right now. He came into this season as the Red Sox’ #5 prospect according to Baseball America. Kalish has played in 66 games in AA+AAA-ball so far this year and he is 75 of 243 (.309 avg, .922 OPS) with 50 runs scored, 10 homers, 40 RBIs and 22 stolen bases. Kalish is also showing great discipline this season as he has walked 40 times while only whiffing 39 times this season. He is on the rise and he could be the next young outfielder given a call if the need arises for Boston.