The agony of pitching development continues to haunt the Boston Red Sox and especially the fiscal albatross that has ensued. Having a long-term commitment to David Price, Chris Sale, and Nathan Eovaldi at about $80 Million per season is prima facie.
To find any accomplishments of the Red Sox farm system vis-a-vis pitching one must wander back over a decade. That is a very long drought. On the current roster are two former number one draft picks that have contributed to varying degrees of success and failure.
Right-handers Brandon Workman and Matt Barnes are both in baseball middle-age with Workman now the perceived closer for 2020.