The Red Sox will be without Lucas Giolito against the Yankees in the Wild Card series. He wasn’t expected to pitch until a potential game three, but he’s dealing with an elbow injury that’s keeping him off the roster. Truth be told, I wouldn’t have been overly confident in Giolito starting a winner-take-all game anyway, but it leaves the team an arm short.

So, who should start a must-win game in the Bronx?

Connelly Early

Sending Connelly Early in front of a rabid Yankee Stadium crowd is probably against hazing laws, but if I got hazed by my college frisbee team, it’s only fair that he goes through it for professional baseball, right?

If I actually had to choose, Early would be my pick. In his four starts since being called up, he hasn’t looked like a rookie at all. Sometimes, simply th

See Full Page