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Found January 12, 2012 on The Outside Corner:
PLAYERS: Josh Beckett,  Jon Lester,  Tim Wakefield,  John Lackey,  Andrew Miller,  Aaron Cook,  Carlos Silva,  Justin Germano,  Vicente Padilla,  Rich Hill,  Alfredo Aceves,  Clay Buchholz,  Daisuke Matsuzaka
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox,  Los Angeles Dodgers
After a 2011 season that saw ten different pitchers get MLB starts, the Boston Red Sox are going down a different route in 2011. None of Boston's starters thew over 200 innings, with just two, Josh Beckett and Jon Lester, qualified for the ERA title. Three of Boston's six starters who started double digit games, Tim Wakefield, John Lackey and Andrew Miller, had ERAs over 5.00. Pretty much, the reason that the Red Sox missed the 2011 playoffs was because of injuries to their starting pitching staff. The Red Sox have bolstered their corps of starters for 2012 with minor league deals to major league veterans Aaron Cook, Carlos Silva and Justin Germano, entering discussions with former Dodgers spot starter/reliever Vicente Padilla, and re-signing enigmatic former top prospect Rich Hill. Add those players (of varying success levels) to the 2011 fifth starter holdovers of Wakefield, Miller, and reliever Alfredo Aceves, and the Red Sox have at least a few options to fill their ro...
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