It's true. The Sox are 19-6 in Porcello's 25 starts, after their 10-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night. They're 49-47 in their other 96 games.
So maybe that four-year, $82.5 million contract wasn't such a bad idea after all.
The Red Sox have a real chance to go worst to first. Their win Friday alongside Toronto's stunning loss in Cleveland left the Sox just half a game behind the first-place Blue Jays in the American League East.
Porcello has already made just as dramatic a turnaround, going from "What were they thinking?