When Dave Dombrowski and the Boston Red Sox added Doug Fister, our pitching staff was in deep trouble.
David Price has had constant elbow problems all season and it finally caught up to him on July 25. Steven Wright suffered a season-ending knee injury. Eduardo Rodriguez was pitching fantastic for the Red Sox before he went out with knee problems too.
So when the Red Sox signed Fister, they were looking for someone to hold the back of the rotation together. Fister struggled through his first five appearances, posting a 6.