With Brock Holt, Blake Swihart, and Ryan Hanigan on the disabled list, and Chris Young moving into the role of the everyday left fielder, the Red Sox are left to figure out how to bolster a thin bench from within the organization.

Utility infielders Josh Rutledge and Marco Hernandez, catcher Sandy Leon, and outfielder Rusney Castillo have been called on to fill the void, but manager John Farrell said the team likely will make moves at the end of the week to add a bat, specifically lefthanded, for a spark off the bench.

“That was part of the conversation earlier today is how do we get maybe a little bit more of an offensive threat mixed in there,’’ Farrell said on Wednesday before the Sox faced the Orioles. “We’re trying to get a lefthanded complement. While Chris Young has done an outstanding job since taking over the everyday duties, we’re looking at how can we best match up if those needs arrive late in games. And those alternatives are talked about internally. With Roenis [Elias] coming to us on Friday, we’ve got a little bit of a roster — I don’t want to say shuffling — but some potential changes coming.’’

Farrell said the team is looking at alternatives in Triple A Pawtucket, but the options are limited.

Among them is switch-hitting outfielder Henry Ramos, who was promoted earlier this month after hitting .281 with three homers and 10 RBIs for Double A Portland. All of those homers came against lefties, against whom he’s hitting .279.

Young, meanwhile, was removed from Wednesday’s win over the Orioles in the ninth inning with tightness in his right quadriceps. Farrell said Young first felt discomfort going from first to third in the second inning, and “as the game wore on, he felt a little bit more tightness.’’ Farrell called Young day to day and hoped he would be in the lineup Thursday.

Janssen signed

The Red Sox agreed to a minor league deal with righthanded reliever Casey Janssen pending a physical. The 34-year-old will report to Single A Lowell initially.

Janssen was released out of spring training by the Padres and has not pitched since. He was one of Toronto’s top relievers from 2006-14, posting a 1.22 WHIP and 3.52 ERA. He had 90 saves for the Blue Jays.

Shoulder pain diminished his fastball velocity and Janssen struggled at times for the Nationals last season. He appeared in 48 games and had a 4.95 ERA.

The Sox have been exploring all avenues in search of pitching depth. Janssen is likely the first of several additions.

Costly clouts

The 71 homers allowed by Sox pitchers entering Wednesday were the 18th most in baseball, but they had been costly.

Thirty-seven of the homers had come with runners on base, undermining a staff that entered Wednesday with the lowest batting average against in the AL and the fourth-highest strikeout total.

Farrell had a conversation with ace David Price about the impact of the homers.

“When we examine what we’re doing from a pitching standpoint, the batting average against is one of the best in the league,’’ Farrell said. “We have not done as good a job when we’ve had men on base. So the percentage of runs we’ve allowed via the home run, I don’t want to say are skewed, but they’re high for the number of base hits we’ve allowed.’’

Of the 53 homers Sox starters had allowed, 28 had come against division rivals.

“In our case, we play in offensive ballparks,’’ Farrell said. “The lineups are built to fit those ballparks, so we’re going to come into those probably a little bit more than some divisions around the game and certainly the National League . . . The game is clearly built around power — power arms, power bats — and particularly in this division.’’

Price tinkering

When Dustin Pedroia came to Price back in May and pointed out a difference in his delivery that seemingly led to some struggles, Price made adjustments between outings.

He took the mound on May 12 against the Astros with his hands higher at the start of his delivery and immediately got the results he was looking for, going 3-1 with a 2.62 ERA in five starts after tweaking his delivery.

Over the last two starts, though, Price settled back into his old delivery. Even if he has two tough-luck losses to show for it, he went eight innings each time out with a combined 18 strikeouts.

Price said tinkering with his mechanics during the season is something he’s done throughout his career.

“For me, it’s a comfort thing,’’ Price said. “I’ve made little adjustments here and there many times, whether or not everyone’s talking about them that’s one thing, but I’ve made a lot of adjustments throughout my career, whether it’s start to start, inning to inning, or pitch to pitch.

“It’s something I definitely hang my hat on being able to do. It’s tough to do it at this level mentally and expect to get good results, but I expect to get good results.’’

Farrell said Price feels most comfortable when his delivery is compact.

“Earlier in the season, it was timing,’’ Farrell said. “And the hand movement allowed him to be on time a little bit more to throw the ball downhill. Once he felt like he was establishing that with his lower half, he’s gone back to a delivery that he finished and pitched most of last year with, and that is a lower handset.

“So again, the timing is the most important thing and he’s able to achieve it with the hand movement.’’

Passed over

After spending the last two turns in the rotation in the bullpen, Clay Buchholz was hoping to get an opportunity to reclaim his spot in the rotation with Farrell mulling over who to send to the mound on Friday.

But instead of calling on Buchholz, the Sox will bring up Elias from Pawtucket to start Friday against the Mariners.

In four appearances out of the bullpen, Buchholz is 1-1 with a 4.26 ERA.

“I still view Clay as a starting pitcher, and yet performance is going to dictate that,’’ Farrell said. “He was disappointed by not being inserted into the starting rotation this turn through, and I can respect that. But the reasons were given as to why.

“I will say this, since going to the bullpen there’s every effort on his part being made to rectify the situations and perform to the best of his abilities when the opportunities come. And I give him credit for that. He’s a professional. You pitch your way in, you pitch your way out, and he’s working through that right now.’’

Farrell left the door open for Buchholz returning to the rotation.

“The tough thing is how frequently do those opportunities come about to get back on track?’’ Farrell said. “That’s something that’s very different for Clay while he’s been in the big leagues.

“Given what he’s done for a number of years and his view of himself as a starter, you see the physical abilities, the pitch mix, he’s got the tools to start. And yet the consistency was not there, that’s why he’s in the bullpen.’’

Peter Abraham of the Globe staff contributed to this report. Julian Benbow can be reached at jbenbow@globe.com.