Garrett Crochet (shoulder) threw a 16-pitch bullpen session on Friday.

At a time of year when the attrition of pitching hits most teams, the Red Sox are fortunate enough to have a couple of key arms in Garrett Crochet and Tanner Houck working toward a possible return to action later this month.

BOSTON — One-hundred-fifteen days after he last threw a pitch for the Red Sox, staff ace Garrett Crochet spent part of his Tuesday afternoon playing catch on the Fenway Park field. He tossed a baseball back and forth with a team staffer in right field,

Garrett Crochet (shoulder) threw off the mound again before Tuesday's game against the Mariners.