Red Sox News & Links: What is wrong with Tanner Houck?

Photo by Jaiden Tripi/Getty ImagesSo what exactly is wrong with Red Sox starter Tanner Houck? He doesn’t seem to know himself, as he says he’s more lost than he’s ever been on a baseball field. One writer at FanGraphs is struggling to find the answer, too, but he thinks a big part of the problem is Houck’s abysmal four-seam fastball. (Michael Baumann, FanGraphs)

Following Monday’s disastrous outing against the Detroit Tigers, Alex Cora said he wasn’t sure whether Tanner Houck would make his next scheduled start Sunday against the Atlanta Braves or be sent down to Worcester to figure things out. Cora still doesn’t sound completely sure, but says that “as of now” Houck will take the ball again…