After missing the past month with a triceps injury Red Sox right-hander Rick Porcello is off the disabled list and will start tonight against the White Sox.
Porcello has had a miserable first season in Boston, going 5-11 with a 5.81 ERA in 20 starts after coming over in an offseason trade from Detroit and signing a four-year, $82.5 million contract extension.
Porcello had a 3.43 ERA for the Tigers last season in what appeared to be a breakout year at age 25, but posted a 4.51 ERA from 2009-2013 and has never struck out more than 7.2 batters per nine innings in a season. He’s owed $20 million in 2016, $20 million in 2017, $21 million in 2018, and $21 million in 2019, so much like Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramirez he’s a big part of the Red Sox’s plans whether they like it or not.
