When the Red Sox acquired Mauricio Llovera in late July, a large portion of the fanbase threw their hands in the air and wrote the reliever off as yet another depth arm. At the time, he was the lone addition to the pitching staff at the deadline, when the bullpen was taxed and quality innings were hard to come by. Given the state of the staff at the time of the acquisition, high expectations were placed on Llovera, and he failed to perform in his early appearances. A few bad outings ballooned his ratios, and at a glance, he looks like a train wreck.
The Anatomy of An Inning: Don’t Give up on Mauricio Llovera
