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How Boston Red Sox can fix pitching staff for 2020 and beyond

By Randy Marquis

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 03: Chris Sale #41 of the Boston Red Sox sits in the dugout in the second inning as his team bats against the New York Yankees during game one of a double header at Yankee Stadium on August 03, 2019 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 03: Chris Sale #41 of the Boston Red Sox sits in the dugout in the second inning as his team bats against the New York Yankees during game one of a double header at Yankee Stadium on August 03, 2019 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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Boston Red Sox Chris Sale (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
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A look at how the Boston Red Sox can fix the starting pitching rotation for the 2020 season and beyond.

Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale does not need Tommy John surgery.

Whew!

But the Red Sox pitching problems run deeper than one, albeit important, left arm. Here’s how Dave Dombrowski can fix the pitching staff and position the Red Sox as World Series contenders again for 2020.

Red Sox fans and players alike breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that staff ace Chris Sale does not need surgery on his left elbow. However, Sale is out for the rest of the regular season, and without him the Red Sox already slim playoff hopes dimmed even further.

Which means its time for Dave Dombrowski and friends to think about how to build a deeper pitching staff for the 2020 season to better weather the injuries and struggles of multiple pitchers that defined this lost season.

To do that, the Boston Red Sox should sign a few low cost veterans, embrace the strategic advantages of using an opener and find ways to acquire more young talent.

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