Yanks Go Yard Radio Show Rewind: 2016 Boston Red Sox Preview

On this episode, we looked ahead to the 2016 Boston Red Sox in our State Of AL East series

On last Thursday’s episode of the Yanks Go Yard Radio Show, we continued our look of the State Of The AL East by looking at the New York Yankees’ biggest rivals, the Boston Red Sox. With just two weeks to go before Opening Day, the Red Sox are one of the teams picked to bounce back from a disappointing 2015 campaign.

Last season, the Red Sox finished in last place in the AL East with a record of 78-84, which was actually an improvement from the 71-91 record they had in 2014. With Dave Dombrowski now the president in Boston, they went out and made two significant moves this winter. They signed David Price to a seven-year, $217 million deal and traded for closer Craig Kimbrel from the Padres to improve their bullpen.

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To talk more about the Red Sox, my guest was Drew Peabody, one of the staff writers over at BoSox Injection. Before Drew and I talked about the Red Sox and his grade for the offseason, we both gave our takes on the biggest story of the past week in baseball, which was Adam Laroche deciding to retire because the White Sox wanted to limit his son’s time in the clubhouse.

After getting his thoughts on the acquisitions of Price and Kimbrel, we discussed the knee injury that Eduardo Rodriguez has that will have him not be ready for Opening Day. With Rodriguez out, who is more likely to step up in the rotation between Clay Buchholz, Rick Porcello, and Joe Kelly? Plus, who will fin the temporary fifth starter job between Steven Wright and Roenis Elias (acquired in the Carson Smith–Wade Miley deal from Seattle).