In choosing Walker Buehler over Richard Fitts, the Red Sox could be making a big mistake
Briefly

The Red Sox announced the demotion of Dick Fitts to Worcester, which raised questions due to his effective performance. Fitts has a 3.31 ERA in 12 major league starts but a significantly better 2.53 ERA when excluding one poor outing. Despite his potential and improvement, his demotion coincides with the anticipated return of Hunter Dobbins, who excelled during a recent rehab outing. Meanwhile, Walker Buehler's struggling performance, indicated by a 9.29 ERA in his last seven starts, complicates the situation further and raises doubts about rotation decisions.
Fitts has a 3.31 career ERA in 12 major league starts, and if you remove that one dreadful outing against the Angels in which he allowed five earned runs in just one inning of work, the ERA becomes 2.53 in the other 11 starts.
Walker Buehler has a 9.29 ERA in his last seven starts, his offspeed pitches have been missing to zone to the point they're uncompetitive, and consequently, his fastball has been more hittable than a plump pinata.
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