If (or rather when) boston signs Matsuzaka, do you think boston will be the favorites to win the AL East AND the World Series? You've gotta admit, that pitching staff will look pretty deadly with Schilling, Matsuzaka, Beckett, Papelbon, etc.
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Boston has waaaaaay too many holes to fill on its roster, even if they get decent starting pitching. Schilling is an old man, and even if he gives them good stuff, he's only one guy. Matsuzaka will probably have a good year but he's unproven. Beckett gets rocked waaaaaay too often, and basically is sort of the Bizzaro-Boston version of the Yankees Carl Pavano, except he can pitch ( ), but both got big money as free agents to join their respective teams and neither has done the job. Papelbon? That wanker? Maybe as a closer, but take a lesson from Mariano Rivera, mohawk-man: relief pitching doesn't equal starting pitching. Rivera was a terrible starting pitcher but the best closer of all-time. Papelbon should hopefully get rocked as well in long games.
Who else do they have? They have zero depth in their farm system, as last season proved when there were injuries.
Either way, even with all this doom and gloom for their rotation, they have much bigger defensive issues to take care of - namely shortstop/2B, outfield, and their comatose bullpen.
Favorites to win the AL East and World Series? Bah. They aren't even favorites to win the AL Wild Card. I wouldn't be surprised if they missed the playoffs again entirely.
), but both got big money as free agents to join their respective teams and neither has done the job. Papelbon? That wanker? Maybe as a closer, but take a lesson from Mariano Rivera, mohawk-man: relief pitching doesn't equal starting pitching. Rivera was a terrible starting pitcher but the best closer of all-time. Papelbon should hopefully get rocked as well in long games. 
