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Boston Red Sox GIGO pitching problem needs a resolution

In another life, I managed to occasionally wander through RPG (Report Program Generator) language and a term applied too often, especially to my coding skills, was GIGO. Simply put, the acronym stands for garbage in, garbage out and the Red Sox have some issues with that in their bullpen.

The bullpen was supposed to be the weak link that would decimate the season with the departure of Craig Kimbrel and Joe Kelly. Kimbrel remains on the sidelines and Kelly is routinely pummeled by the opposition. However, the Red Sox bullpen has remained rather stable and is ranked sixth in the American League (1.