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| Wednesday, July 2 Little plans to use Jones in middle relief ESPN.com news services |
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Boston also designated right-hander Hector Almonte for assignment before Wednesday night's game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Jones was released by the Colorado Rockies last week with $1.54 million remaining on his contract. The former All-Star was 1-4 with an 8.24 ERA in 33 appearances this season. The 35-year-old reliever joined the Colorado Rockies last season and appeared in a team-record 79 games, going 1-4 with a 4.70 ERA and one save. From 1997-2001, he had 144 saves for Detroit and Minnesota.
Jones, pitched for Houston from 1993-96, was an All-Star with Detroit in 2000, when he tied Boston's Derek Lowe for the AL lead with a career-high 42 saves. In 640 career appearances, all but one coming in relief, the right-hander is 37-41 with a 4.00 ERA and 184 saves.
Red Sox manager Grady Little said he plans to use Jones in middle relief. On Tuesday, the Red Sox moved Byung-Hyun Kim from the starting rotation to the bullpen in the closer's role.
Almonte appeared in seven games for Boston, going 0-1 with an 8.22 ERA.
Young, who made two starts for the Rockies in May, is expected to see bullpen duty for two days before returning to Colorado Springs on Friday, when right-hander Aaron Cook will be promoted to start against Milwaukee.
Cook will make that start in place of Shawn Chacon, the Rockies' 11-game winner who went on the disabled list Tuesday with tendinitis in his throwing elbow.
"Jason will pitch out of the bullpen for the next two days,'' manager Clint Hurdle said. "Our bullpen guys have picked up pretty heavy workloads the last two weeks. This ensures the fact that we're covered. We need some protection out there.''
Rockies closer Jose Jimenez has been struggling, failing to finish off the ninth inning of Colorado's 7-4 win over Arizona on Tuesday night, and Hurdle said Wednesday the club might reevaluate the position. |
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