The starting rotation for the Boston Red Sox stinks. That was the narrative entering the season when the team rolled out what seemed to be a collection of middle of the rotation starters. There was no ace to anchor the staff, but they defiantly pushed forward as if they didn’t need one.
Well we know how that worked out. Not only could they have used a more reliable option at the top of the rotation, but the five guys that started in the rotation performed below the low expectations we had for them. Justin Masterson was released, Joe Kelly was temporarily demoted to the minors and Clay Buchholz predictably couldn’t stay healthy.