The Red Sox injected a historic infusion of pitching talent into the organization this week, selecting 15 college pitchers out of 21 selections in the 2025 MLB Draft.

Our roster analysis series ends with a look at the Red Sox' rotation, which will be far and away the club's major focus this winter. Skip to Article Set weather

With their bat-heavy approach in the first round of recent Drafts, the Red Sox have built a pipeline of talent that has led to players like Roman Anthony, Marcelo Mayer and Kristian Campbell impacting the Major League club in short order.

Even if they need to DFA from this group — there are currently 38 players on the 40-man, but Jacques and Weiss stand out as DFA possibilities — the Red Sox would still have some flexibility ...

Boston Red Sox's Rafael Devers, left, and Xander Bogaerts walk to the dug out after scoring on a two-run double by Bobby Dalbec during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles ...

According to Fangraphs, the Rays have a projected 2021 payroll of $71M. The Yankees projected total payroll is $201M. The Red Sox? They are estimated to finish the season with a payroll of $192M.

Alex Bregman (quadriceps), Masataka Yoshida (shoulder), Tanner Houck (elbow), Hunter Dobbins (elbow) and Justin Slaten (shoulder) are among those expected to return at some point. Would that group of players eclipse what the Red Sox could find on the open market? Bregman performed at an elite level before his injury in late May.

Sep 17, 2024; St. Petersburg, Florida, USA; Boston Red Sox first base Romy Gonzalez (23) celebrates after hitting a home run against the Tampa Bay Rays during the eighth inning at Tropicana Field.

One of the turning points in the Red Sox's season, unfortunately, was Slaten's stint on the injured list. He made his last appearance of the first half on Jul. 7, when the Red Sox were 49-41, then ...

The Red Sox stormed back to steal the opening game of this four-game series against the Rays, 4-3. Boston was able to score three runs on two hits in the seventh inning before the bullpen held tight to extend the winning streak to seven games — a season-long for the Sox.