Red Sox Built For Early Relief; Farrell Fuels Starter Fire

Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell allowed David Price to continue, when the team’s structure dictates an early relief strategy. Who’s to blame for last night’s loss?

The old proverb that hindsight is 20-20 could be applied to Tuesday night’s loss to the Seattle Mariners; however, the Red Sox could have saved themselves the trouble if they would have followed the strategy that they have been built to use. Boston has seven relievers, all with different skills that have been tested throughout the season. Considering newly-acquired Fernando Abad was brought in at the trade deadline, instead of another starting pitcher, one would think that the Red Sox have decided to follow the latest trend in…