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Red Sox Predictions: Boston’s starting rotation for the 2020 season

By Brendan Mizgala

BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 1: Chris Sale #41 of the Boston Red Sox exits the bullpen before the game between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park on August 1, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 1: Chris Sale #41 of the Boston Red Sox exits the bullpen before the game between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park on August 1, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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FT. MYERS, FL – FEBRUARY 15: Martin Perez #54 of the Boston Red Sox throws during a team workout on February 15, 2020 at JetBlue Park at Fenway South in Fort Myers, Florida. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
FT. MYERS, FL – FEBRUARY 15: Martin Perez #54 of the Boston Red Sox throws during a team workout on February 15, 2020 at JetBlue Park at Fenway South in Fort Myers, Florida. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /

Red Sox No. 3: Martin Perez

I’ll admit that I don’t know very much about Martin Perez beyond him being a lefty veteran. He’s been in the league for eight years, spending most of that time with the Rangers and then a year with the Twins. Though the Red Sox do play those teams with relative frequency, I honestly can’t recall a time where Perez left an impression on me.

He signed with Boston just before Christmas on a 1-year/$6.25M deal with a team option for 2021. Based on the economics alone, this was a great move by Chaim Bloom. The team was able to secure another veteran arm after they pretty much lost all of theirs, and did so on the cheap.

Perez is a career 4.72 pitcher so he won’t be coming out to tear down any lineups, but he can be a reliable turn man, going from the aces to the back end of the rotation.

I did watch him in spring training this year where he was pretty promising in his outings. He finished 0-1 in three starts with a 1.35 ERA and 10 K’s to just 3 BB’s. Not bad, again as the three-man he isn’t expected to be lights-out every night, he simply has to get the game late to get the bullpen involved.

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