Red Sox left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez, who injured his right knee pitching in the Venezuelan winter league on Dec. 27, is walking without pain and is expected to be ready for spring training, Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe reported.
Rodriguez, 23, expected to be in the starting rotation, went 3-7 with a 4.71 ERA in 20 starts last season. The start of his season was delayed by an injury to the same knee, sustained in fielding drills on Feb. 29 at spring training. The Red Sox originally dismissed that as a minor tweak, but he didn't make his first major league start until May 31.
“He is feeling fine at this point and is walking without pain. So we feel no sense of urgency,” Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski told Abraham. Dombrowski also said no decision has been made on Rodriguez's participating in the World Baseball Classic for Team Venezuela.