Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, gather round because The Anatomy of An Inning is back. My name is Jacob Roy, and I pretend to know pitching better than the pitchers themselves. Over the off-season, I spent hours upon hours pouring over pitching stats, watching old starts, and speculating on what changes may be coming for Red Sox pitchers. With real game action kicking off, it’s time to dive back into the outings inning by inning, pitch by pitch, and find out if the box score tells the whole story.
The Situation
The Red Sox rotation came into the season with question marks from one to five.