Is it a bad sign when one of your starters says, following another terrible outing, that he’s in the midst of the worst season of his career? And is it a bad sign that he’s not the first guy bumped from rickety rotation?
Those were rhetorical questions. A day after not one but two great starting pitcher performances, the Sox turn again to one of their increasingly disappointing offseason acquisitions. Unlike even Martín Pérez, who was recently demoted to reliever, Garrett Richards has barely had any passable moments whatsoever this year, and with Chris Sale just about to return, his perpetually short leash is likely about to get cut.