The Boston Red Sox do not have a viable starting pitching rotation. They have three pitchers that can toe the rubber every five days, including Garrett Crochet, Lucas Giolito, and Brayan Bello. They need arms and are desperate to upgrade the backend of their rotation.

The Red Sox have shown interest in Diamondbacks starters Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly, according to Rob Bradford of WEEI. With four starting pitchers on the injured list, the Red Sox are looking for reliable options behind Cy Young contender Garrett Crochet, who leads baseball with 141 1/3 innings pitched and 175 strikeouts.

The Boston Red Sox are reportedly poking around the Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitching rotation ahead of Thursday's MLB trade deadline.