2 players the Red Sox need to call up when the roster expands, and 2 they shouldn't

On September 1, when MLB rosters expand from 26 players to 28 players, the Boston Red Sox are going to have some difficult choices to make.

Ceddane Rafaela (left) and Wilyer Abreu (right) trot in to greet their teammates after a game at Polar Park in Worcester, MA. / WooSox/Ashley Green / USA TODAY NETWORK

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Red Sox call-up candidate No. 2: Christian Arroyo

Let's be real here folks, the pitching is probably the best you're going to get this year, and anyone who gets called up is either going to be making his first major league start or has struggled so far in his time in the major leagues, so the logical choice is to get some insurance for Trevor Story who is just returning from offseason surgery.

Story is bound to have some soreness in his elbow at some point, and need more substantial backup than Pablo Reyes and Luis Urias. So why not bring back the guy who was holding down the fort before he came back from rehab in the first place?

Before Story's return, Arroyo was hitting .241 with three home runs, and 24 RBI. Most importantly with Arroyo, though, was his defensive numbers. In 2023 alone, he has just two errors at second base, and has none at shortstop.

I know, I know, a lot of you are calling for Yu Chang to be called back up, but the thing about Chang is he has been hurt this year for a lot of the season. Arroyo has been hurt for a little bit, but has not been hurt as consistently as Chang.

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