The Red Sox have announced that relief pitcher
Carson Smith—relied upon to be a key part of a late-inning bridge to Craig Kimbrel—will undergo Tommy John surgery and be lost for the year. This raises multiple questions about how Boston goes forward—whether they rely on a combination of overworked set-up men like
Junichi Tazawa and
Koji Uehara—or make a trade for a Smith replacement. Stay tuned.
