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We are all tired of boring offenses...and I realize that our best hitter for the first half of the season was Raul Ibanez (gone)...and that our second best hitter was Kendrys Morales (also likely gone). But Our pitching was horrendous this year. Even if you believe that Walker and Paxton are slam dunk sure bets (I don't on Paxton) to run sub-3.50 ERAs...we still need to fill the fifth rotation spot. Lots of interesting candidates for that job...but no guarantees. What if Paxton is erratic again in the first half next year? What if he walks 6 per game? What if Maurer/Erasmo continue to be too hittable? Now you have two rotation problems (this year we had three). What if someone gets hurt?
Locking in your rotation would go a long way toward fixing the biggest problem with this team. A Price/Ellsbury offseason would fix two HUGE problems...outfield defense and rotation.