That last inning or two is terrifying but that is not related to this week’s question. The safest way to go in my opinion would be to stack Sale and Whitlock to get through the seventh and maybe even eighth. Eovaldi has a chance of going seven or eight innings but is way more of a hit or miss pitcher. I’m very confident Chris Sale would throw five or six great innings. I’ve been on the Chris Sale side of this argument for a while now. He deserves the ball in the wildcard game.
Eovaldi’s having an outstanding season, and he’s been instrumental in leading the Sox back to the playoffs. Not only has he been the Red Sox’ best starter this year, he’s also accumulated the fourth most pitching fWAR in the major leagues, which ties him with Gerrit Cole and places him ahead of Walker Buehler in that category. He definitely didn’t look the part against the Yankees in his most recent outing, but I think it’s unwise to let one outing change my perception of him. This is a tough one, but I’d still pick Nathan Eovaldi to start in a potential wildcard game. I bring that up because, well, this week’s question is: If they have a choice, who should the Red Sox start for the Wildcard Game if they make it? Michael Walsh That said, it’s looking pretty much impossible for them to be in a place where they can choose their Wildcard Game starter if they even make it that far. Things haven’t totally changed for the Red Sox, who are still very much alive in the postseason race and in fact own a share of a spot as we sit here right now. Generally I am able to find some question that will still be applicable on Friday, but sometimes things change. In order to give people the whole week to respond rather than needing it in just a few hours, I hand out the questions early in the week, typically on Monday. So, today is a good reminder of a little bit of inside info on how these roundtables work.
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