Red Sox designate Julian Tavarez for assignment

The Red Sox designated swingman Julian Tavarez for assignment today. The move was made so the Red Sox could reinstate Sean Casey from the DL.

I think the Red Sox are sadly mistaken if they think Tavarez will clear waivers. So many teams are in need of relief help, or a decent back end start, that Tavarez will almost certainly be claimed, something I'm sure the Red Sox realize. Rumors have been swirling lately about the possibility of Tavarez getting traded to the Rockies to become their 5 starter so they seem the most likely to put a claim on him, with the Brewers another possibility. This trade also seems to make Craig Hansen's stay with the Red Sox a little bit longer so he could perhaps cement a role in the bullpen, and/or could be a precursor to Bartolo getting called up to the rotation, Colon reportedly had reached as high as 97MPH on his fastball in his latest start.