It’s a story that has been written countless times this season, but it remains true all the same: The Boston Red Sox need starting pitching.
Going into the season, Boston’s starting rotation was comprised mainly of pitchers who had spent significant time in the bullpen in years past. Amazingly enough, those starters excelled early in the season but quickly wore down as the year went along. After the All-Star break, the pitching staff imploded, and much of that was due to the starters’ inexperience.
Ironically enough, the Red Sox’s starting pitching has been the only thing keeping them in games for most of September. But it’s an issue that needs to be addressed on the whole, and the quality of the help Boston brings in will correlate directly with how much the front office is willing to spend…