‘He’s an ace,’ says Tanner Houck’s best friend who thinks he can win Cy Young for Red Sox

BOSTON — Moments after his best friend capped off the best month of his major league career, Garrett Whitlock had a proclamation to make. In the mind of Whitlock, Tanner Houck’s excellent start to the 2024 season is just the beginning. “What’s his ceiling? Frickin’ Cy Young. Seriously,” Whitlock said. There’s a reason the Red Sox took him in the first round. There’s a reason he was Team USA. There’s a reason he was All-(SEC) or whatever. “He’s an ace. There’s no way around it. When he’s pitching like this,...