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Boston Red Sox: Starting rotation questions arise pending David Price trade

By Mark Chekares

OAKLAND, CA - APRIL 01: David Price #10 of the Boston Red Sox pitches against the Oakland Athletics in the bottom of the first inning at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on April 1, 2019 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA - APRIL 01: David Price #10 of the Boston Red Sox pitches against the Oakland Athletics in the bottom of the first inning at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on April 1, 2019 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /
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Boston Red Sox Chris Sale (Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Boston Red Sox Chris Sale (Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) /

Examining how the Boston Red Sox starting rotation will look without David Price pending his deal to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Mookie Betts, David Price trade to the Los Angeles Dodgers isn’t official yet, but presuming the two sides iron things out, the Boston Red Sox rotation will be missing a key member in 2020. Here are some predictions and analysis for the starting pitchers for the upcoming season.

During the two seasons that he was relatively injury-free, lefty hurler David Price was an invaluable member of the starting rotation. In 2016, he went 17-9, had 228 strikeouts, and led the league with 239 innings pitched.

In 2018, he went 16-7, produced a respectable 3.58 ERA, and oh yeah…won two games and boasted a sub-two ERA in the Fall Classic. Regardless of how one feels about Price’s off-field controversies, it’s hard to deny that when healthy, he’s a solid number two starter. His imminent departure now thins out an already shaky starting rotation.

Chris Sale and Eduardo Rodriguez will now anchor the top part of the rotation, but after ERod there are serious questions marks with less than a week before Spring Training begins.

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