At separate points throughout this season, different starters in the rotation have been at least somewhat reliable if not outright effective for the Boston Red Sox. Unfortunately, those stretches haven’t lasted long enough and have rarely come in concert with equally strong showings from the other arms in the rotation.
As the Red Sox’ title defense continues to crumble around them, the starters have done a bulk of the demolition but the reasons behind each starter’s struggles are not all the same. Among the myriad issues that have plagued the staff, these are some of the more troubling ones facing each of the players in the regular rotation.