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Kittredge struck out one and allowed three earned runs on two hits and a walk over 1.1 innings in Friday's 4-3 Grapefruit League loss to the Twins.

It was a ragged outing overall for the 27-year-old, who was touched up for a solo homer by Miguel Sano as part of a three-run second inning for the Twins. Kittredge threw 30 pitches, with 20 of them finding the strike zone. He remains in the mix for a bullpen role despite the uneven effort, Maureen Mullen of MLB.com reports, and his versatility is something that's particularly caught the eye of hs coaches. "He's pretty interesting," manager Kevin Cash said. "If you ask [pitching coach] Kyle [Snyder], every possible role that he was asked, he excelled in. He had some three-inning outings, he had some one-batter outings. I like the way that he can come in. Looks like he's a big strong guy that we're going to continue to explore lengthening him, building him up a little bit."

Robertson (illness) took the mound for his Grapefruit League debut against the Mets on Saturday, Erik Boland of Newsday Sports reports.

Robertson dealt with a bout of food poisoning that left him sidelined for the past week. The reliever was able to toss a simulated game earlier this week and should be operating at full capacity heading into the final couple weeks of spring camp.

Rogers gave up a run and three hits in one inning in Friday's spring training outing, but got a hold in the win. He's given up three runs in 5.3 innings this spring but with seven strikeouts and one walk.

Spring training stats are unlikely to matter for Rogers as he's set to make the bullpen as the top lefty reliever. He moved from being a lefty specialist in 2016 to the primary eighth-inning setup man for much of 2017. His 30 holds led all of baseball last season. Rogers dominates lefties (.560 OPS allowed in 2017) and improved slightly against righties last year (.766 OPS allowed vs. an .811 OPS allowed in 2016). He may have a slightly reduced role this season with the signing of Addison Reed, but he'll still figure prominently in the late innings.

Pomeranz (forearm) believes he will be ready for the start of the 2018 season and is expected to throw a live batting practice session Wednesday or Thursday, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Pomeranz said that his arm is doing just fine and that he's on the verge of throwing a bullpen session. He was able to resume a throwing program earlier this week and shouldn't have any trouble getting back to full health by the time Opening Day rolls around, barring any setbacks.

Kimbrel (personal) remains away from the Red Sox, but threw a bullpen session Wednesday in Boston, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

Kimbrel is back in Boston to be on hand for his daughter's surgery for a heart defect. He had a radar gun clocking his bullpen session at Fenway Park and reported that he feels good physically and the arm is where it should be.

Santiago tossed two scoreless innings in Friday's game against the Padres.

Santiago lowered his spring ERA to 0.90 after Friday's effort. In 10 innings, the left-hander has allowed one run on seven hits and three walks while striking out 10. Those numbers stand in stark contrast to Friday's starter and projected member of the starting rotation, Carson Fulmer, who has allowed 13 hits and seven walks in five innings. The 30-year-old Santiago has vast experience as a starter and could wrest the fifth spot in the rotation from Fulmer.

Fulmer allowed two runs on four hits and three walks while striking out three over three innings in Friday's start against San Diego.

Fulmer has an inside track to the starting rotation, but he hasn't pitched all that well this spring, allowing 10 runs (seven earned) on 13 hits and seven walks over five innings. After serving up back-to-back home runs Friday, he's given up four long balls and at least one in each start. His performance has allowed Hector Santiago (one run, 10 K, 10 IP) to slip into the conversation for the fifth starter spot.

Snow was optioned to minor-league camp Friday, Maureen Mullen of MLB.com reports.

The career minor leaguer was perfect through his first two spring appearances before getting touched up by the Red Sox for five earned runs on four hits -- including a pair of home runs -- over one inning Tuesday. Snow is slated to provide organizational depth in the coming season at Triple-A Durham, as he's yet to make a regular-season major-league appearance in a professional career that dates back to 2010.

Whalen (0-1) allowed two unearned runs on four hits, a walk, a wild pitch and a hit batsman over three innings in Thursday's 4-0 Cactus League loss to the Giants. He struck out three.

As his line implies, the 23-year-old undeniably had some location problems, but he also kept the strikeouts coming. Whalen is up to nine whiffs over eight spring innings, and one of the two unearned runs he allowed Thursday came on a double-play ball. Whalen's pair of exhibition starts have come as a result of Felix Hernandez's forearm injury, and with the latter beginning to ramp up his activity level in anticipation of a return, Thursday's turn may have been Whalen's last in the spring rotation. However, he's expected to continue getting a look out of the bullpen in anticipation of a potentially steady relief role with the big-league club at some point during the coming season.

Green will start transitioning back to the bullpen according to manager Aaron Boone, Erik Boland of Newsday Sports reports.

Boone made it sound as if Green was never really in consideration for a spot in the rotation, which makes sense when you factor in his success in 2017 and the strength of the team's starting arms. Last season, Green posted a 1.61 ERA and 0.74 WHIP with a 103:17 K:BB in 69 innings as a multi-inning weapon. Expect a similar workload for the 26-year-old in 2018.