I know many people here either don’t want to hear it or refuse to get it, but David Price is a terrific pitcher in the regular season and he’s a huge reason the Sox won 108 games... but his postseason track record as a starter is nothing short of an unmitigated disaster. He should not start in the postseason, period.
BUT he also has been a very very good RELIEVER in the postseason, including as recently as last year.
So the correct strategy is to let Price give you 200 innings at a low to mid 3 era during the season, which is hugely valuable, and then make him your Andrew Miller style reliever in the playoffs. That’s the optimal usage of David Price.
The Sox could start Sale, EdRo, Porcello, and Eovaldi and have Price in the pen. That’s what I called for months ago and I honestly think that concept has tons of merit. Price can be very helpful for this team in the playoffs. For real. Just not in a starting role. It’s too bad but frankly, if he pitches two or three times at 2 very effective innings each, isn’t that a great use of the guy?