Red Sox: Left-handed reliever Robby Scott is living the dream

With the possibility of Boston Red Sox LHP Robby Scott not making the Major League roster, he is just happy to be a part of a Major League organization.

We are less than a month away until the Boston Red Sox begin their quest to win another World Series. Which means we are getting closer to manager John Farrell deciding who to keep on the Major League roster, and who to cut.

One of the players who are on the edge of either making the Big Leagues, or being sent down to Triple-A Pawtucket is left-handed pitcher Robby Scott. Scott, who made his Major League debut last September, made seven appearances with the Red Sox and didn’t let up a run.

With a side-armed delivery, if Scott were to make the Big League roster come Opening Day, it would seem that his role would be to face strictly left-handed hitters. As of right now, he and Fernando Abad seem to be competing for that role on the Major League roster.

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So far during Spring Training, Scott has pitched 4 innings and has yet to allow a run. His strong performance so far in 2017 his proving his case that he can play against the big boys down the road.

Even if Farrell decides to go another direction and send Scott down to AAA to start the season, he is just soaking in this experience every chance he gets.

It wasn’t the easiest road to the show for Scott as he has been doubted his entire baseball career. During Scott’s two years playing at Florida State, he never had an opportunity to play consistently

MassLive writer Christopher Smith spoke with Scott about the situation in college.

"“Going into my senior year I thought I was going to be one of the guys, but it didn’t work out that way,” Scott said. “But everything happens for a reason. Everything works out for a reason.”"

After college, Scott didn’t get drafted by any Major League team. This is when he took his talents in an Independent League and hopefully get a chance for a Major League team to see that he can compete.

That didn’t take long. After pitching 11 shutout innings, the Red Sox signed him to a deal.

Scott talked with Smith about the Sox giving him and opportunity and that he was not going to take that for granted.

"“It’s one of those things when you’re in Indy Ball, you’re hoping just for that opportunity just to get signed by somebody,” Scott said. “And once I got picked up by the Red Sox and had the opportunity to play in the minor leagues, I knew I was going to put myself in the best possible position. I knew I was going to do whatever it had to take. From that moment when I got picked up, I believed there was a chance. It was just a matter of when.”"

The road to the Majors really tested Scott’s patients as it took five years to make his Big League debut.

During his season in AAA in 2016, Scott was simply dominant, specifically against lefties as he held them to a .147 batting average. That stat, along with his strong performance in the big leagues last year, puts him in a good position to make the Major League roster come Opening Day.

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With Scott fighting through adversity his entire career, there is no doubt in my mind that Red Sox Nation will be seeing him pitch at Fenway sometime during the 2017 season.