Walker Buehler and Garrett Crochet were acquired by the Boston Red Sox this offseason. (Source: Imagn/Getty Images)
The Boston Red Sox starting rotation is certainly looking a lot more reliable now that they have some star pitchers like Garrett Crochet and Walker Buehler gunning to take the mound. This only deepens their starting pitching depth from last season where they had to rely on three young starters - Kutter Crawford, Tanner Houck, Brayan Bello - from within their organization.
Red Sox analyst Jared Carrabis on the Underdog MLB podcast on Thursday gave his two cents about the look of the rotation. He stated that the team surprised him when Crawford, Houck and Bello notched up 30 starts, as homegrown talent. With their resources, and the addition of seasoned campaigners like Crochet, Buehler and with the imminent return of Lucas Giolito, the team looks a lot safer now, he feels.
"I've been using the word safer, more comfortable now that the Red Sox rotation has names. I said the 30 starts is a great benchmark to hit, but having, like, it's been so long since the Red Sox have developed a starting pitcher of their own that when the Red Sox have a year where three homegrown starting pitchers made 30 starts, it's like, all right, I don't believe that.
