Aroldis Chapman’s historic season has occupied most of the discussion when it comes to the Red Sox bullpen. But Garrett Whitlock has been nearly as good, having pitched the most innings out of the pen and allowed just one earned run since the All-Star Break. But believe it or not, Whitlock still doesn’t feel like he’s “kicked the rust off” following last year’s UCL surgery. (Peter Abraham, Boston Globe)

We had hoped that Liam Hendriks would join Whitlock as a key contributor to the Red Sox bullpen this year, but fate (and injury) intervened. But Hendriks is still doing his thing off the field, as he was named the team’s finalist for the Roberto Clemente Award, given each year to honor philanthropic and charitable efforts. This is the seventh time he’s been nominated, though he has yet to

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