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The Boston Red Sox have undergone major transformations during Craig Breslow's tenure as Chief Baseball Officer, especially on the mound. He's largely rebuilt their pitching staff and starting rotation over the last few years, acquiring Garrett Crochet, Sonny Gray, Ranger Suarez, Aroldis Chapman and others.
Many of those moves have paid off, producing one of the best pitching staffs in baseball. Since the beginning of the 2025 season, the Red Sox rank fourth in ERA at 3.74.
While Boston has added a lot of pitching talent under Breslow, it's also lost a good amount of quality starting pitchers, many of whom are thriving with their new teams this year.
That includes Chris Sale, who immediately won an NL Cy Young award and has reemerged as a bona fide ace after the Red Sox traded him to the Atlanta Braves in 2024.
Sale isn't the only one, however. Kyle Harrison and Quinn Priester, both of whom were traded to the Milwaukee Brewers, have been phenomenal for the Brewers. Priester's been hurt this year but led the Major Leagues in winning percentage last year. Meanwhile, Harrison's 4-1 with a 2.09 ERA for Milwaukee this season.
2018 World Series champions Nate Eovaldi and Eduardo Rodriguez are still flourishing as well. Eovaldi's 3-0 with a 0.41 ERA over his last three starts for the Texas Rangers, while Rodriguez is 4-1 with a 2.53 ERA for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Meanwhile, Michael Wacha's been one of the steadiest pitchers in baseball since his 2022 resurgence with Boston and has a 2.83 ERA in nine starts for the Kansas City Royals this year.
Time will tell if Walker Buehler and Lucas Giolito have similar success with the San Diego Padres this year, but it won't be surprising if they do given that Petco Park is one of the most pitching-friendly parks in baseball.
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