It would be a big shock if the Boston Red Sox were unable to land at least one starting pitcher this winter. The starting rotation was Boston's most talked about aspect of the organization last offseason.

Pivetta was given the qualifying offer from Boston, so if the Dodgers were to sign him, there would be draft compensation attached. Los Angeles has plenty of money to spend, and Pivetta is projected to get a four-year, $60 million deal this winter. Could that be with the Dodgers?

Some of us may be familiar with the Ex-Cub Factor, which hypothesizes that the World Series team with a certain critical mass of former Chicago Cubs players is bound to fail. The Ex-Red Sox Factor is the opposite: The team with the most former Red Sox players wins.