Is Tanner Houck tipping his pitches? Honestly, I kind of hope he is, because that would be better than accepting that he’s just this bad right now. Houck’s performance last night was arguably the worst start in Red Sox history, as no other Sox starter had ever given up so many earned runs (11) in just 2.1 innings. But Houck has been particularly poor against the Rays this year, including back in Spring Training, so it’s possible that they’ve identified something in his delivery that lets them know what’s coming. (Christopher Smith, MassLive)
But Houck has hardly been the only poor performer in the early weeks of this season.