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5 relievers the Boston Red Sox need to target this trade season

By Sean Basile

May 28, 2022; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Daniel Bard (52) throws to the Washington Nationals during the ninth inning at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports
May 28, 2022; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Daniel Bard (52) throws to the Washington Nationals during the ninth inning at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 23, 2022; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Chicago Cubs closing pitcher David Robertson throws a pitch against the Cincinnati Reds during the ninth inning at Great American Ball Park. Mandatory Credit: David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports
May 23, 2022; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Chicago Cubs closing pitcher David Robertson throws a pitch against the Cincinnati Reds during the ninth inning at Great American Ball Park. Mandatory Credit: David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports /

David Robertson

Robertson is one of the most underrated relievers in baseball this year. He’s pitching to a 1.93 ERA with 48 strikeouts in 37.1 innings with an expected ERA of 2.99, but the knock on him is that he’s simply not getting enough save chances in Chicago.

The Cubs cannot win games and now they have a closer revitalizing his career in David Robertson who is wasting away in the back end of their pen.

Robertson is 37-years-old and still getting more swings-and-misses than 90% of pitchers this year. His spin also remains off-the-charts as he’s able to rack up such a high strikeout and whiff rate sitting 93 mph with his leading pitch in the cutter.

Somebody needs to “Adopt-a-David-Robertson” and I’d love that team to be the Boston Red Sox who need a guy who’s going to be able to keep the ball out of play in the later innings as effectively as Robertson has this year.

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