Brayan Bello, Tanner Houck, Kutter Crawford, and Garrett Whitlock aren’t just four starters in the Red Sox rotation, they represent something that has weirdly become incredibly rare over the last decade and-a-half: homegrown pitching (Alex Speier, Boston Globe)
Of course, while Kutter Crawford is currently a starter, he hasn’t exactly excelled in that role. But he’s in the rotation for now, thanks to injuries to Chris Sale and Tanner Houck, is schedule to see a specialist for his facial fracture. (Peter Abraham, Boston Globe)
But who will start Thursday? We still don’t know, though Alex Cora said it will be someone on the current 40-man roster.