2004: Pedro and Schilling
2007: Schiling and Beckett
2013: Jake Peavy
2018: Chris Sale, Rick Porcello, Eduardo Rodriguez, Nathan Eovaldi.
What do all these pitchers have in common?
It doesn't matter what's the payroll, it doesn't matter how they acquire talent. Stop equating the hate for the billionaire owner with spending being the secret sauce for a sustained winmer.
They need to spend like they're the Boston f***ing Red Sox, but that doesn't mean they have to spend money like they're the Boston f***ing idiots.