I think the only years I really have a bone to pick with were 2005, 2012 and 2014.
It makes sense that there would be a let down no matter what in 2005, but that rotation was really bad.
They should have made more of an effort in 2012 to remove some of the clubhouse stink and BV shouldn't have been allowed through the door.
2012 was hard to figure out. We had the rotation Ben was bashed for trading away. All had bad years at the same time, and everyday players were hurt and under performing as well.
5.91 SP'er ERA
4.82 Lester
4.56 Buch
4.86 Doubront
5.23 Beckett
8.28 Dice-K/6.22 Bard/5.65 A Cook
.682 OPS by Ellsbury in just 74 games.
Cody Ross was great signing, but he wasn't enough.
2014 saw severe growing pains from ...
JBJ .531
Bogey .660
and vets dropping...
.712 Pedey
.873 Papi
and Middy (.522), Gomes (.683), Nava (.706) and AJP (.633) pretty much stinking up the place.
Even the rotation had issues, especially when compared to 2013...
4.72 Peavy
5.34 Buch
6.07 Doubront
It's easy to look for "ifs", but if HRam and Porcello had their 2016 seasons in 2015, maybe things would have turned out much differently.
The rotation is often criticized, but their numbers looked better than the great rotation on paper in 2012, yet the 2012 numbers were 80 point higher in ERA over 2015.
4.46 Miley
4.92 Porcello
4.82 Kelly
3.85 ERod
3.26 Buch
3.96 Wright
4.57 Owens