New WooSox relievers make debut following the Kiké Hernández trade
Nick Robertson and Justin Hagenman reported to the WooSox and both made their organization debut on Friday night.
Hagenman came pitched in relief for WooSox lefty Shane Drohan and pitched a perfect seventh inning. He got a flyout, groundout and a strikeout to end the frame. Former Red Sox top prospect Jeter Downs was Hagenman’s strikeout victim to end the inning.
Prior to the game, Hagenman told Beyond the Monster that he was excited for his new opportunity with the Red Sox organization and the opportunity to potentially pitch at Fenway Park.
Robertson, who was ranked as the Dodgers No. 25 prospect by Baseball America at the time of the deal relieved Hagenman. His introduction into the Sox system didn’t go as planned as Rochester RedWings batter Jack Dunn crushed the second pitch thrown into the left field berm.
The tall right-hander gave up a single and then finally settled down recording two groundouts and getting a strikeout to end the inning.
Robertson, 25, was drafted by the Dodgers in the seventh-round of the 2019 MLB Draft. He made his major league debut this season after dominating in Triple-A. The righty pitched to a 2.54 ERA, 42 strikeouts in 28 ⅓ innings, he struggled in the majors posting a 6.10 ERA in 10 ⅓ innings.
Hagenman, 26, has a 2.78 ERA while striking out 60 batters in 55 innings at Triple-A this year, with five of his 25 appearances are starts.
“I am excited to get both of them,” said Chaim Bloom on the TC & Company Podcast. “You never have enough pitching, these guys being in the upper levels, Nick (Robertson) getting a taste of the big leagues, were excited to what they can bring to the table.”
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