The Red Sox upgraded their infield yesterday by trading for the Nationals’ Curtis Mead. Durbin had previously indicated that he’d be willing to play second base if the Red Sox acquired someone to play third. Durbin also put up a 123 wRC+ during the Red Sox’ recent 15-game win streak, ranking second on the team in that span. Nonetheless, the fact that the Red Sox are showing interest in top talent is a vote of confidence from the front office, despite the rough start to the season. Including those numbers, he has a 3.15 ERA in 91 1/3 innings in his debut campaign for the Red Sox.