Red Sox Could Pivot To All-Star Hurler After Missing Out On James Paxton

Red Sox Could Pivot To All-Star Hurler After Missing Out On James Paxton

 

Red Sox Could Pivot To All-Star Hurler After Missing Out On James Paxton

The Boston Red Sox have lost an embarrassing amount of bidding wars this offseason and are starting to run out of options to bolster their rotation.

Fortunately, the free-agent market is moving historically slow and Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow still has a chance to add some impact players ahead of spring training.

While Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery remain the top options, Boston is expected to be digging into the middle tier of free agency. Among realistic options, right-hander Michael Lorenzen stands out as a formidable James Paxton replacement coming off an All-Star campaign.

Lorenzen posted a 4.18 ERA with a 111-to-47 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .265 batting average against and 1.46 WHIP in 153 innings between his time with the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies.

The 32-year-old’s 105 ERA+ proved his ability as a slightly above-average starter but his road to getting there was quite odd.

Lorenzen entered the trade deadline with a 3.58 ERA across 18 starts in Detroit and appeared to be on his way to a big payday in a contract year.

He was moved to Philadelphia at the deadline and came out of the gate red hot — allowing just two runs over eight innings in his team debut followed by a no-hitter in his second start for the Phillies. At this point, his career was peaking.

Unfortunately, Lorenzen wrapped up the regular season by posting an 8.01 ERA across 30 1/3 innings, derailing his impressive season. He was able to throw 2 2/3 scoreless innings in the postseason across two relief outings but his Phillies tenure damaged his outlooking heading into free agency.

The Red Sox took a similar gamble on Lucas Giolito and would be wise to invest in another lottery ticket if they refuse to spend on the aforementioned star duo of Snell and Montgomery.

 

Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated’s new page “Inside The Red Sox.” He got his start covering the team for NESN after graduating from Merrimack College in 2021.

 

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Not again 😭 in golf community as famous golf players were caught and being sentence to….   recent years, the global pandemic has changed a lot of things, and has me reflecting,” she said.  “It is time to slow down a little, focus more on my personal growth, and spend some time with my family.”  Feng told AFP in Tokyo it had been an honour to represent her country, for potentially the last time.  “We’re representing our own countries and we’re not playing for prize money, we’re playing for honour,” she said at Kasumigaseki Country Club, where she could not repeat her medal heroics of five years earlier, finishing eighth.  “Out of all my achievements, I would say a medal at the Olympics is very special,” said Feng, whose only major win came at the 2012 US PGA Championship.  “Even though I’ve been a major winner, think about it, we have five majors every year, in four years we have 20 chances to win a major.  ‘  “So I would say it’s harder, much harder, to get a medal at the Olympics. It was the most memorable moment of my career.”  Brought up in China’s southern Guangdong province, neighbouring Hong Kong, an 18-year-old Feng became the first Chinese player to earn an LPGA tour card in 2007.  The easy-going Feng went on to be the first Chinese player, man or woman, to win a major and lifted 10 LPGA titles during her 14 active years on the tour.  In 2017, Feng became the only Chinese golfer to date to reach the world No 1 ranking.  During a supremely consistent career, Feng registered 18 top-10 finishes in majors, two of them in 2021 even as she was winding down her playing commitments.

Not again 😭 in golf community as famous golf players were caught and being sentence to…. recent years, the global pandemic has changed a lot of things, and has me reflecting,” she said. “It is time to slow down a little, focus more on my personal growth, and spend some time with my family.” Feng told AFP in Tokyo it had been an honour to represent her country, for potentially the last time. “We’re representing our own countries and we’re not playing for prize money, we’re playing for honour,” she said at Kasumigaseki Country Club, where she could not repeat her medal heroics of five years earlier, finishing eighth. “Out of all my achievements, I would say a medal at the Olympics is very special,” said Feng, whose only major win came at the 2012 US PGA Championship. “Even though I’ve been a major winner, think about it, we have five majors every year, in four years we have 20 chances to win a major. ‘ “So I would say it’s harder, much harder, to get a medal at the Olympics. It was the most memorable moment of my career.” Brought up in China’s southern Guangdong province, neighbouring Hong Kong, an 18-year-old Feng became the first Chinese player to earn an LPGA tour card in 2007. The easy-going Feng went on to be the first Chinese player, man or woman, to win a major and lifted 10 LPGA titles during her 14 active years on the tour. In 2017, Feng became the only Chinese golfer to date to reach the world No 1 ranking. During a supremely consistent career, Feng registered 18 top-10 finishes in majors, two of them in 2021 even as she was winding down her playing commitments.

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