While the writing on the wall that Walker Buehler's time with the Boston Red Sox was going to end with a whimper, it was still very surprising that the club released him a couple days ago. Most just assumed that he would get moved to the bullpen and they would try to salvage at least some of his over $21 million deal this season. Instead, Boston took more drastic measures in order to get their roster in the best position possible with the season winding down.
The only question left was whether or not a contender would add Buehler before Sunday's deadline for him to be postseason eligible.