Coming into the season, we knew the Red Sox pitching would suck. Joe Kelly, Rick Porcello, and Clay Buchholz were going to be prominently involved, so 3 out of every 5 days were going to involve throwing batting practice to the opposition.
What we didn't know is that the 2016 Red Sox would feature an offense that's so epic that it would be a God damn travesty to let it go to waste.
Dave Dombrowski needs to do something, and he needs to do something now.
You can't have multiple 10+ game hitting streaks going on at all times, guys hitting 5 HRs in 2 days, and be on pace to score around 1,000 runs, yet not get enough pitching to at least win the games offense plates 7+ runs.
In their last 3 losses, the Red Sox have scored 7, 9, and 9 runs. How is that even possible?
To make matters worse, guys we thought the Red Sox could depend on out of the bullpen, like Tazawa and Kimbrel, have struggled recently.
It's time to trade some prospects to get the major league team some pitchers. I'm not looking for a blockbuster at this point, I'm just looking for a starter who can go 6 without giving up 6, and a couple of bullpen arms who aren't Clay Buchholz or Noe Ramirez.
It doesn't seem like a guy with a sub-9 era should be hard to find.
So make it happen Dombrowski. You owe it to the offense you inherited from Ben Cherington and Theo Epstein.
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