"It's all over but the press release when it comes to Daisuke Matsuzaka. The Red Sox will issue a statement saying something and eventually the righthander will get Tommy John surgery.

Whether it's tomorrow or next month doesn't much matter. The odds of his pitching again for the Red Sox this season are pretty much zero.

At this point, rehashing all things Dice-K is pointless. He was a good solid starter for two years, borderline useless for two years and now he's hurt. Good luck to him. Enjoy the insurance money, John Henry.

A better question is how do the Red Sox fill the hole in their rotation. Let's look at the options:

Tim Wakefield: Wake is like baseball's version of Jason Voorhees. Every time you think he's really dead, he spring back to life and pitches well. The knuckleballer is 2-0 with a 3.20 ERA in three starts since joining the rotation. At 44, can he keep that up? It's his job to lose right now and he seems determined to hold it.

Alfredo Aceves: He has started three games. Two gems and one stinker. That's not enough to pass judgment and he seems headed back to the bullpen with John Lackey coming off the disabled list on Sunday. If nothing else, Aceves is a good option if Wakefield stumbles.

Kyle Weiland: He was a closer at Notre Dame who the Sox have tried to make a starter since drafting him in the third round in 2008. It seems to be working. Weiland is 4-4, 3.46 in 10 starts for Pawtucket. Over 52 innings, he has allowed only 42 hits and struck out 57. He has a 2.35 ERA in his last four starts.

Andrew Miller: Hey, he has a 2.47 ERA in 10 appearances for Pawtucket! Hey, he has allowed only 26 hits in 47.1 innings! Hey, he has 39 strikeouts! But he also has waked 34 and if that's a problem in the International League, imagine the AL East. Miller was nails in his last start (7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K), but he still needs some refining. This was a long-term project from the start."