19 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

Given the state of the staff if he's hurt that's a crusher.

I think fatigue. They should sit him until after the all star break. I had been proposing keeping Sandlin and going with a 6th starter - seems they need to do something right now. All star break will be coming at a good time. Mune also coming back at a good time!

16 minutes ago, Chisoxfn said:

I think fatigue. They should sit him until after the all star break. I had been proposing keeping Sandlin and going with a 6th starter - seems they need to do something right now. All star break will be coming at a good time. Mune also coming back at a good time!

His turn in the rotation won't come up again until next weekend

Maybe oversimplifying it, but I think Martin was just due for regression and we’re seeing it.

I still think he’s a fine 4 or 5, which is valuable.

Burke might be a dude, though. I have an easier time buying a breakout from him.

2 minutes ago, Snopek said:

Maybe oversimplifying it, but I think Martin was just due for regression and we’re seeing it.

I still think he’s a fine 4 or 5, which is valuable.

Burke might be a dude, though. I have an easier time buying a breakout from him.

Possibly some regression along with fatigue. Hopefully the all star break gives these guys some much needed rest.

There's no doubt the Sox need more pitching. A starter (or two) and a bullpen arm. Fedde and Kay should hold up well and be able to eat a lot of innings. Martin and Burke will probably end up being somewhat inning limited. Shultz will definitely be limited. Picking up a good SP along with another veteran who can eat innings would help a lot. And one more quality arm for the bullpen would be great.