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As good as the Red Sox are this year, they are
still vulnerable in key spots that can lead to blowout losses like
last night's 10-3 massacre in Tampa. Right now, starting pitching is not as "deep" as we might think—with
David Price being our most dependable hurler (think about
that for a couple of seconds). With
Chris Sale,
Steven Wright and
Eduardo Rodriguez on the shelf for who knows how long and
Nathan Eovaldi with good and bad outings, it's left to
Brian Johnson and
Hector Velazquez (8 earned runs last night) to carry the load. This is a prescription for disaster—like last night. On top of everything,
Drew Pomeranz got shelled again in his new bullpen role. Of course,
The Evil Ones won in extra innings with two HRs from a Cardinals cast-off. By the end of today, Boston's lead could be just 7.5 games. Beware.
