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This young Red Sox pitcher will take a leap and earn a rotation spot for 2026

There's been a lot written and said about the Boston Red Sox's need for a frontline starting pitcher this winter.

A rotation of Garrett Crochet, Brayan Bello, and a host of unknowns can probably get the job done on paper, but it'd certainly help the cause for the front office to bring in a legitimate co-ace to support Crochet's lonesome heroics atop the rotation.

However, those "unknowns" aren't merely replacement-level options. Sure, Kutter Crawford may never be more than an innings-eater when healthy, and Patrick Sandoval, Hunter Dobbins, Tanner Houck and Ricard Fitts are all trying to climb out of the injury abyss.