Red Sox's Tanner Houck: Joins player pool

Houck was added to Boston's 60-man player pool Tuesday, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

Houck is unlikely to break camp with the big-league squad but could certainly make his debut at some point this season. In 107.2 innings across the two highest levels of the minors last season, the 2017 first-round pick posted a respectable 4.01 ERA, though neither his 22.5 percent strikeout rate nor his 9.7 percent walk rate particularly impressed.