Red Sox News & Links: Walker Buehler's return of injuries delayed

If you were on Garrett crochet Velocity Drop Watch in the past few weeks, when the heating of the ACES was two miles slower than last year, you may be back. Crochet calmed all the creeping worries on Saturday when he threw a 108-pitch-Edelstein and threw his toughest field of the season with 98.5 miles per hour. (Chris Cotillo, Masslive)

But it is possible that there was an even more encouraging pitching development on Sunday. This is the day on which Lucas Giolito worked against the tiger into the seventh inning. After an ugly start against the Rangers, in which he really only threw fast balls and change, Giolito changed his slider and put him back to his arsenal this weekend. It seems to have worked. (Chris Cotillo, Masslive)

Unfortunately, Crochet and Giolito will not receive a rotation aid from Walker Beicler this week. While the SOX originally hoped that Buehler would be able to join the team as soon as he is due to the IL from the IL in two days, it looks as if his return to next week is being pushed back. (Sean McGuire, NESN)

If only Rafael's situation could be remedied as quickly as Giolito repaired his slider. Of course there is another way to smooth things: Devers can like one of the best players in the league like last weekend and how he did most of the season. (Rob Bradford, Weei)

The first basic controversy does not seem to have affected the bat from Devers, and its teammates don't seem to have bothered too much – at least some of them. Giolito repeated that the Red Sox “is very happy to have him”. (Robert Falkoff, mlb.com)

You may have wondered whether Dustin Pedroia appeared in Kansas City this weekend to smooth things between the front office and his old team. But no, it turned out that his appearance had more to do with his relationship with Royals Star Bobby Witt, Jr. (Colin McCarthy, Boston.com).