By ERA, the Red Sox had the sixth-worse pitching staffing baseball last year, so fixing that has to the priority of the offseason. In that respect, Chaim Bloom says they’re “definitely looking to add pitching from the outside.” (Alex Speier, Boston Globe)
But man, that outside pitching better include more than just Joely Rodriguez, a bullpen arm the Sox signed to a one-year deal this week. (Rob Bradford, WEEI)
At the very least, newly-bearded Garrett Whitlock is on track to start the year healthy and fully recovered from hip surgery. (Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic)
How about Rhode Islander David Robertson?