Red Sox have trade options with Hector Velazquez, Brian Johnson

The Boston Red Sox are in the fortunate situation of having rotation depth. But depth also offers an opportunity for trades and that is always possible with Dave Dombrowski.

Sitting on the outside and looking in is not what pitchers who have honed their skills as starters wish to do, but, unfortunately, circumstances have a nasty way of doing just that. Both right-hander Hector Velazquez and left-hander Brian Johnson are faced with that situation. Both now get pitching crumbs.

The situation for both is simply a pitching logjam within the rotation. The Red Sox have talent and depth and that talent certainly has a performance record that will keep both Velazquez and Johnson on the sidelines –…