Past experience has shown us that these "problems", excess of starting pitching in this case, have a way of working themselves out. The Red Sox are in an enviable position, having plentiful MLB proven pitchers, and they should be in no hurry to discard any of their valuable assets as they are well below the salary cap.
Another very important factor should be kept in mind and, unless I am mistaken, has not been mentioned in the more than 10 pages of conversation: Eduardo Rodríguez is going to pitch for Venezuela in the WBC next spring.
The best case scenario for him is that he will go through an irregular spring training, pitching meaningful innings before the actual season begins and being managed by coaching staffs who are in "do or die" game situations and furthermore whose salary is not paid for by the same organisations who pay for the players they will be managing. I dare not mention the worst case scenario which, as we all know, has taken place more often than we would like during previous WBC tournaments.
This, in my opinion, is perhaps the most important factor to follow the "wait and see" strategy before deciding to trade away any "surplus" pitching.
Another very important factor should be kept in mind and, unless I am mistaken, has not been mentioned in the more than 10 pages of conversation: Eduardo Rodríguez is going to pitch for Venezuela in the WBC next spring.
The best case scenario for him is that he will go through an irregular spring training, pitching meaningful innings before the actual season begins and being managed by coaching staffs who are in "do or die" game situations and furthermore whose salary is not paid for by the same organisations who pay for the players they will be managing. I dare not mention the worst case scenario which, as we all know, has taken place more often than we would like during previous WBC tournaments.
This, in my opinion, is perhaps the most important factor to follow the "wait and see" strategy before deciding to trade away any "surplus" pitching.