John Smoltz News

There's nothing sexy about a 47-65 career record. Jeremy Guthrie has led the AL in losses twice and in homers allowed once.

Having faced their most disappointing season since 2006 by being bounced by the Angels in the first round of the 2009 playoffs, the Red Sox faced a few issues as they got ready for their next season.

Throughout Major League Baseball history there have literally been hundreds of four or five-man rotations that have dominated, making opposing hitters dread having to face them.

Perhaps the most controversial of all Boston Red Sox decisions this offseason has been the treatment of Daniel Bard.

It has been more than seven years since Pedro Martinez last threw a pitch for the Red Sox, but he is no visitor when he comes back to Boston.