The Boston Red Sox entered the 2024 season with a lackluster pitching staff, but help may be on the way.

Before the season even started, newly acquired star Lucas Giolito went down for the year with an elbow injury. Giolito’s injury would mark the start of an unfortunate set of injuries for Red Sox hurlers, with the latest being Nick Pivetta, who was placed on the 15-day injured list with an elbow strain.

Like last year, Boston may be dipping into the minor league talent pool to get the pitching staff through the season, and newly acquired Naoyuki Uwasawa could be given the nod to take the mound at Fenway in the near future.