Boston Red Sox Starting Lineup 2/15/19 Red Sox Lineup
108-54, 1st in AL East
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12:09 am GMT, 11/1
The Red Sox will bring back the same lineup that won them the 2018 World Series. Alex Cora has already hinted at Andrew Benintendi hitting leadoff to get Mookie Betts hitting second so he can get more runners on base when he is at-bat. Mitch Moreland and Steve Pearce will platoon, as Pearce is a lefty-masher that signed another year to stay in Boston. Moreland will play when right-handed pitchers are on the mound. J.D. Martinez was a much needed power bat in the middle of the lineup, and Boston has a few years of him hitting cleanup. After that the depth starts to show as Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers are two strong bats hitting fifth and sixth. Boston will likely get Dustin Pedroia back, who will share some time with Eduardo Nunez, but Pedroia will need to show that he is healthy as well.
Starting Lineup
Most Common Red Sox Lineups
2018 Recent Red Sox Lineups
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| 10/29 @ LAD | W 5-1 |
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| 10/28 @ LAD | W 9-6 |
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| 10/27 @ LAD | L 2-3 |
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| 10/25 vs LAD | W 4-2 |
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| 10/24 vs LAD | W 8-4 |
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| 10/19 @ HOU | W 4-1 |
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| 10/18 @ HOU | W 8-6 |
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| 10/16 @ HOU | W 8-2 |
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| 10/14 vs HOU | W 7-5 |
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| 10/14 vs HOU | L 2-7 |
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2019 Boston Red Sox Pitching Analysis
Fresh off a World Series win, Boston will return the same rotation they ended with from 2018. After trading for Nathan Eovaldi last season, they have signed him long term. He will be a back end of the rotation starter, and really showed he could hack it in the league after a long career of recurring injuries. Boston will likely be careful with the power armed right-hander, and projections have his innings a bit limited, which makes sense given they have depth and will take it easy with his history. Working up the rotation, Eduardo Rodriguez continues to develop as a quality mid-rotation arm, but injuries continue to limit him from pitching a full season. It will be hard for Boston to rely on Rodriguez for a full year, but they are better suited to deal with what should be a looming injury. Rodriguez had 146 strikeouts in 129 innings last season, winning 13 games with a 3.82 ERA. Boston would gladly take that, but getting to the 150 inning mark would be an even better goal. Brian Johnson and Steven Wright would be a few names in long relief that will make some spot starts as well.
Boston’s big three consist of Chris Sale, Rick Porcello, and David Price. Sale pitched 158 innings last season, and he continues to show some sluggishness towards the end of the season over the last two years. This is a bit of a concern, but he was his usual self when healthy. He had a sub-2.50 ERA and boasted 237 strikeouts. Sale is one of the league’s best pitchers, and a tremendous ace to lean on. With his durability starting to become a question mark, Boston will have to keep a closer eye on him. Rick Porcello continues to be a huge innings eater, and a quality start machine. He was a strikeout per inning guy last season, winning 17 games. We shouldn’t expect much of a change for Porcello’s numbers this season, although you can expect the occasional blow up. David Price was a near World Series MVP, and really turned back the clock. Overall Price was very solid, and turned in what was really his most productive season in a Boston uniform. If Price pitches like last season, this Boston team has a better chance of duplicating their success.
