The Boston Red Sox go into the 2010 Season with the best rotation in Major League Baseball ahead of the Mariners, and Yankees.  Fortunately, their lineup isn’t too hot. If the Sox add Adrian Gonzalez, or some other big bat mid-season, watch out for this team. This is simply a rotation that you DO NOT want to run into in the postseason. If you do, here’s what you’re going to get….

Game 1

Josh Beckett – He’s a legit Ace of a staff and has shut down stuff. Guy is the big game playoff pitcher. Boasting a 3.00 ERA for his postseason career, Joshy B has been damn near unhittable in big games.

Game 2

Jon Lester – Young stud with incredible stuff. Was an absolute K machine last year. If he improves the next few years, he could be deadly. As a Yankees fan, I like Jon Lester and have no problem with him succeeding.

Game 3

Jon Lackey – Here’s where you get the knockout punch. Lackey is a bulldog. I have flashbacks of his heroic performance against the Yankees last postseason only to see his bullpen blow it. If Lackey stays healthy there isn’t a better third starter in the league.

Rest of the Staff

Daisuke Matsuzaka, Clay Bucholz, Tim Wakefield. Bucholz is the wild card here, guy has tremendous potential, and could win 15 games this year if he’s on his game. If you remove Dice-K’s last season, you can start to shit your pants now, because there is no let down in this rotation. Oh, and we haven’t forgotten about the young flame throwers in the bullpen and minors. For those of you who are not Red Sox fans, lets hope Papi stays off the juice and they don’t pick up any bats.