And he's really their 7th or possibly 8th starter. I can see why they didn't bring up Priester (logically ahead of Newcomb on the depth chart) if they thought there was going to be an upcoming roster move.
Depends on the player? Newcomb shutting down the opposition in ST without changing his pitch mix means nothing. Houck struggling after not having a great second half could mean something.
Story is a decent hitter vs LHP. I'd still give him a chance at 5 vs LHP. I also would still keep Campbell lower in the lineup for a few more weeks just to ease his burden.
There is a question on if they should have swapped Refsnyder for Devers instead of Abreu.
Well, I'm all for a little bit of hope. A lot of $$$ left on that contract. Sox shouldn't be messing around with him. It's up to the coaching staff to help pull him out of this. If they allow him to keep the mega open stance, they should be fired.