The Sox need to DL Lackey, because clearly there's something wrong with him. Call up Kyle Weiland. He's got a 3.02 ERA in Pawtucket, he's sporting a 9.7 K/9, and a 1.158 WHIP, not too bad. He's a 24 year old guy who could be a nice asset to our team. Wakefield did well in his initial few starts, but he's gotten torched lately and now has an ERA closing in on 5 (4.84 as a starter). In June and July, he as a 5.50 ERA.
We need Buchholz back in the rotation, we need Lackey replaced by Weiland, and we need our 5 man rotation to be Beckett - Lester - Buchholz - Miller - Weiland.
I would feel a whole lot better about this team if we had that rotation than if we have Wake and Lackey trotting out there every 5 games.