Red Sox analyst makes feelings known about Boston's rotation in light of Walker Buehler, Garrett Crochet acquisitions

The Boston Red Sox starting rotation is certainly looking a lot more reliable now that they have some star pitchers like Garrett Crochet and Walker Buehler gunning to take the mound. This only deepens their starting pitching depth from last season where they had to rely on three young starters - Kutter Crawford, Tanner Houck, Brayan Bello - from within their organization.

Red Sox analyst Jared Carrabis on the Underdog MLB podcast on Thursday gave his two cents about the look of the rotation. He stated that the team surprised him when Crawford, Houck and Bello notched up 30 starts, as homegrown talent. With their resources, and the addition of seasoned campaigners like Crochet, Buehler and with the imminent return of Lucas Giolito, the team looks a lot safer now, he feels.

"I've been using the word safer, more comfortable now that the Red Sox rotation has names. I said the 30 starts is a great benchmark to hit, but having, like, it's been so long since the Red Sox have developed a starting pitcher of their own that when the Red Sox have a year where three homegrown starting pitchers made 30 starts, it's like, all right, I don't believe that.

"I don't believe in it because a Red Sox homegrown pitcher—we don't do that here. So having guys like Gio, Buehler, Crochet, guys from outside the org who have had success at the big league level and then they come in, trusted names, now I just feel a little bit better," Carrabis said. [1:25:00]

Red Sox rotation earning praise from around the MLB

The appreciation for Boston Red Sox's moves aren't restricted to Red Sox analysts like Jared Carrabis but even other MLB executives have chimed in on the conversation. Mark Feinsand covered some of the chatter in an article for MLB-dot-com.

The Red Sox additions were described as 'lottery tickets' with particular praise with the type of moves the club made considering they aren't interested in being heavy spenders but are on the rebuild.

“Crochet is a good get,” an NL executive said. “They have $41 million invested in Buehler and Giolito, both of whom are lottery tickets.”

“That’s the type of relatively low-risk/high-upside signing a club with financial resources should be making,” another NL executive said. “It gives them another playoff-caliber starter without risk to their future payroll.”

The Red Sox could only muster up 81 wins in 2024. If their new recruits are able to propel some momentum, Boston could be looking for a deep playoff run.