BOSTON -- Over the next few weeks, the Boston Red Sox might trade for a pitcher to improve one of the American League's worst starting rotations. President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski estimated that he and general manager Mike Hazen checked in with about 10 teams on Tuesday alone.
In the meantime, though, the Sox are adding to their coaching staff in an attempt to help their pitching.
Brian Bannister, an ex-major leaguer and the son of former All-Star lefty Floyd Bannister, will serve as an assistant to pitching coach Carl Willis, Dombrowski announced Tuesday.