Twenty-three year old potential future staff ace “EROD” Eduardo Rodriguez returned to the mound on May 31st in winning fashion for the Boston Red Sox. Erod went six full innings in the 6-2 victory for the Boston Red Sox over the Baltimore Orioles and didn’t walk a batter. Rodriguez surrendered two runs on six hits and struck out three Orioles with velocity reaching the low 90’s throughout the effort.
This is great news for the Boston Red Sox but perhaps there is much more at stake here. Inevitably the Sox like any MLB team will suffer injuries within the pitching staff and to this point projected starting pitcher Clay Buchholz has performed very poorly. Perhaps Bucky will spring to life in the bullpen but either way to make a run for the World Series the Boston Red Sox desperately need another reliable starting pitcher to stand up and take the responsibility. Certainly Steven Wright has been an excellent contributor so far and the Boston Red Sox have seen solid efforts from Joe Kelly and Rick Porcello, but let’s not beat around the bush. Erod is without a doubt the key to success and perhaps the deciding factor in how far this Boston Red Sox team can go. Recent outings in late May and early June from Kelly and Porcello can only confirm how urgent this is.
Although both are lefties the Red Sox can take a shot at a postseason run if their offense holds up and Erod and David Price are operating near top form. Without these two the situation changes dramatically and let’s not forget about the strain it puts on the bullpen.
Somewhat under the radar of the national media in 2015 Eduardo Rodriguez went 10-6 with a 3.85 ERA in his first “full season”, and that ERA absorbed an absolute massacre at the hands of the New York Yankees in one particular outing. So, as we move throughout the summer of 2016 who has more weight on their shoulders in the Hub than Erod? Perhaps nobody.
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