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Tonight, Red Sox left-handed starter
Drew Pomeranz comes off the disabled list to face the
barely MLB-quality Baltimore Orioles. While it's not the
best test of whether Pomeranz has re-gained his post-All-Star Break mojo from last year, it may offer
enough insight for
Dave Dombrowski to hone his trade deadline objectives. In the second half of 2017, Pomeranz went 8-2 with a 3.01 ERA. If Pomeranz can dominate again—behind
Chris Sale,
Rick Porcello and
David Price—the Red Sox can likely focus on bringing in a top reliever and not another rotation piece. The team can probably rely on fifth-starer
Brian Johnson until either (or both)
Eduardo Rodriguez and
Steven Wright come back from injuries. So, while this might just appear to be another game against a weak opponent, it has other more far-reaching implications.
