Everything about the Boston Red Sox trading for Dustin May last season reeked of failure. To begin with, Walker Buehler's failure in Boston forced the Red Sox into a last-minute deadline hunt for an MLB-proven starter. In its search, Boston failed to trade for Joe Ryan. Then, lacking all leverage (and desperate), they settled on an overpay for May ... who failed.
May ultimately succumbed to an elbow injury and wasn't able to finish the season for the Red Sox, but it was actually for the best. In 28 1/3 innings of work, the right-hander tallied a 5.