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There is a widespread consensus that the Red Sox starting rotation was significantly improved this winter. But while most of that improvement is attributed to the signing of John Lackey, there is more to it than just that. Lackey will no doubt improve the Sox rotation. But in addition to adding the best free agent pitcher on the market, the Red Sox improved their rotation through subtraction. The Red Sox gave 38 starts to three pitchers (Brad Penny, John Smoltz, and PauláByrd) who posted a cumulative 6.17 ERA last season, and who are no longer with the organization. Last year, the Red Sox pitching staff often struggled after Josh Beckett and Jon Lester took their turns.áThe Sox received a quality start only 40 percent of the time last year when someone other than Lester or B ...

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