A difficult task is sifting through the Red Sox pitching staff attempting to weed out a hurler who has accomplished above and beyond this season. A Sisyphus task that does have a few rewards such as Brandon Workman and a 26-year-old lefty Josh Taylor who the Red Sox received in trade from the Diamondbacks for Deven Marrero.
Trades such as the one that brought Taylor to town are generally received at the same level of excitement as a school board budget meeting, but some ignominious deals actually have significant reverberations such as picking up Luis Tiant many decades ago.