The primary goal of this offseason, stated both by SoSHers and Breslow, is to add two starting pitchers. Breslow also said ideally one would come via trade and one via free agency. The Sox have since added Giolitio via free agency, but also dealt Sale to bring in a young 2Bman.
The rotation now looks like Giolito, Bello, and Piveta as locks, with Houck, Crawford, and Whitlock all training to go into the season as SP, but with solid reasons for each to move into the bullpen.
The SP market has thinned out, with Boras's top clients Snell and Montgomery still looking for top dollar. They are likely to take awhile to sign and the rest of the FA market is not inspiring. The other option is still a trade, but the price in prospects is likely to be steep, especially for a pitcher with multiple years of control. Assuming Bello and Casas are off the table, a top SP likely isn't coming without including Mayer, Teel, or Anthony.
Without worrying too much about the exact dollars or prospect cost, which rout do you prefer Breslow to go?
The rotation now looks like Giolito, Bello, and Piveta as locks, with Houck, Crawford, and Whitlock all training to go into the season as SP, but with solid reasons for each to move into the bullpen.
The SP market has thinned out, with Boras's top clients Snell and Montgomery still looking for top dollar. They are likely to take awhile to sign and the rest of the FA market is not inspiring. The other option is still a trade, but the price in prospects is likely to be steep, especially for a pitcher with multiple years of control. Assuming Bello and Casas are off the table, a top SP likely isn't coming without including Mayer, Teel, or Anthony.
Without worrying too much about the exact dollars or prospect cost, which rout do you prefer Breslow to go?