The Boston Red Sox shocked everyone on Monday by announcing that starting pitcher Lucas Giolito won't be available for the upcoming American League Wild Card Series against the New York Yankees. Red Sox have reason to feel confident about Connelly Early starting a playoff gameConnelly Early was carving up hitters all night in an electrifying MLB debut! Early has already garnered the respect of the Red Sox clubhouse, as indicated by Crochet’s thoughts on the left-hander. “I knew that I had the stuff to belong and that's kind of what I see in Early,” Crochet said, per Boston Herald’s Gabrielle Starr. More Red Sox reads: