LOL! @ this defensiveness for Farrell. For the record, I don't think that Farrell is any less smart than any other manager. As a group there are no Mensa members among them. I think Farrell is a pretty good manager compared to most. Butch Hobson was such a moron that he would forget his son at Fenway and not realize it until he got home and his wife asked for the kid's whereabouts.
That's right, but Lester will be at 100 pitches by the next inning and the monkey manages by formula. The pitcher comes out after 100 pitches or 7 runs whichever comes first.
If Buch can right himself and throw 180 innings this season with good numbers, I would trade him. He has had 1 good healthy season for us. I wouldn't expect that will become the norm if he does it this season. I'd sell high.