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The Red Sox are not a great team. But the pieces are starting to fall into place, starting with Brayan Bello.

Just so you know, Clay Buchholz counts.

Oh yeah, he was capable of missing four to six weeks with a dislocated eyelash, then needing two more just-to-be-safe weeks on the DL after feeling a twinge in said eyelash while rehabbing in Portland. In his 10 seasons with the Red Sox — yup, he was here that long — he made more than 18 starts just four times.

He was not a durable pitcher, nor a reliable one. He probably drove you nuts. But when everything aligned just so? Buchholz was darned good, finishing sixth in the American League Cy Young voting in 2010 (17-7, 2.