All baseball fans have an expectation out of their respective ace and even out of their 2, but most fans don’t have lofty expectations for their 4 or 5. However, Red Sox fans are different. Last season, Drew Pomeranz led the NL in ERA at the All-Star break when he was with San Diego, and Steven Wright was the AL leader in ERA at the break.
Pomeranz’ Expectations
After Dealin’ Dave Dombrowski gave up top pitching prospect Anderson Espinoza for the all-star lefty, Pomeranz, many Red Sox fans were indifferent – excited that the team was buying into winning now, but nervous that Dombrowski just gave up the next Pedro Martinez.