Lucas Sims
'22 9.45 ERA, 5.87 xFIP
'23 3.10 ERA, 5.53 xFIP
'24 4.38 ERA, 5.33 xFIP
'25 13.86 ERA, 7.69 xFIP
This is a guy we're trading for and relying on for meaningful innings?
Paxton hadn't been able to stay healthy. That he dropped dead after signing here was the least surprising thing ever. Sox couldn't trade him in '23 because he got injured before the deadline. It's like relying on a Cybertruck to take you on the Oregon Trail.
Garcia was a low leverage guy and had some bad luck. Jansen was a backup catcher with a waning bat.
These are four guys that aren't going to light a fire under your team and push you through a stretch run. They are the definition of mediocre.