Doug Fister is reportedly a solid baseball professional who just a year ago I wrote as a potential trade target for the Red Sox playoff push. Fister circa second half 2016 would have provided a degree of impetus that could catapult Boston into the second season with a serviceable arm out of the bullpen or spot starting. The Red Sox were a year too late.
Fister with the Red Sox is like the appendix – serving no useful purpose unless becoming an embarrassment while “saving the staff” has been suddenly raised to exalted status.