The Boston Red Sox rotation faltered in the playoffs against the New York Yankees, showing their reliance on Garrett Crochet, who put together a Cy Young caliber season.

With Lucas Giolito hitting free agency, Boston is losing even more depth, which could get exposed next season.

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The Red Sox have lower-end arms on the books who can eat innings, though there is not a potent 1-2-3 combination that they can rely on come October.

Considering their resources available to them, they could get aggressive and trade some of their assets while also using some money on a high-caliber starting arm.

The Los Angeles Dodgers won a World Series title with a below-average bullpen but a best-in-baseball starting rotat

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