Being named the starter for the Red Sox on Opening Day is a sign of praise and confidence from a team’s manager. The last few seasons Boston has put Chris Sale on the mound and rightfully so. However, with how this past season panned out for Sale, I’m not sure he will get that call again. Another southpaw made a serious claim to the throne and I feel that Eduardo Rodriguez should be on the hill on Opening Day.
Rodriguez’s 2019 campaign was something of storybook lore. Even with the Red Sox eliminated from postseason contention he went out for every start ready to give everything he had on the mound.