Young Pitchers Red Sox Have Recently Traded Are All Dominating
By Joey Mauceri
Winning comes with a price, and the Red Sox have certainly proved that. Not only did Boston lead all of baseball in payroll last year by a wide margin, the cost in the form of young pitching prospects the Red Sox paid to acquire players that were essential to their World Series run was certainly high as well.
Take a look around the major leagues this season, and the young pitchers Red Sox general manager Dave Dombrowski traded in the past two seasons for major league talent are all dominating.
The price paid to win a WS Ring is worth it. The Red Sox, with P depth questions, see Shaun Anderson(Nunez) 5 2 3 2 3 5 for SF, Jalen Beeks(Eovaldi) 3 4 0 0 0 4, 2.25 ERA for Rays, Ty Buttrey(Kinsler) 2d in MLB Reliever WAR
— Peter Gammons (@pgammo) May 16, 2019
Sure, it may sting for Red Sox fans to see these pitchers playing so well elsewhere, but winning a title was well worth it. Kinsler was instrumental in beating the Yankees in the ALDS with a .308 average in that series. Eovaldi pitched to a 1.61 ERA in 22 innings of work in the postseason. Nunez provided three crucial RBI in the World Series along with a .300 average. Without those three, there is no parade in Boston.
Ty Buttrey, Tying up Mallex Smith with a Buttery smooth 83mph Slider (as you can see, Mallex is toast).
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) April 2, 2019
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Yes the Sox certainly could use those pitchers now, as the staff currently sits at 17th in all of baseball with a 4.38 ERA. Regardless of that, no Red Sox fan should regret any of these trades, no matter how good Beeks, Anderson, or Buttrey turn out to be, winning a championship is well worth it.