The Red Sox lineup should be more balanced in 2019

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty ImagesAt this point in the offseason, essentially all of the focus around the Red Sox involves the pitching. The lineup is more or less set, but the pitching has been the story for a while. Not only did they steal the show in the postseason with their performance and heart, it’s also been the area of need in the winter. The rotation needed one more pitcher before Nathan Eovaldi came back. And, of course, the bullpen needs at least one late-inning arm. That last one represents the final hole on the roster as they get set to head to spring training in a little over a month. We all know this, because it’s been just about the only thing we’ve had to talk about with the Red Sox for months.

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