Ricky Bottalico

[elsrbueno]

DFA'd by Milwaukee

 

http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050727&content_id=1146807&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil

 

This guy was rumored to be looked at by the Red Sox but struggled of late. This guy is very cheap and would be a low risk move for the Sox.

 

I can't find it, but I read somewhere that Bottalico would "give his left arm" to pitch for the Red Sox. Why not give him a shot?

 

Ricky Bottalico

[bigpapi349]

i dont think hes better than anyone they already have

[SchillingIsTheNatural]

Not that I would be against it but we could use a strong setup lefty

[Sizzlin22]

It looks like a Theo move, low risk, low pay, high reward potential.

[Soxfan1]

well if els thinks itsa ok, its usally right. This sounds like something theo would do.

[bigpapi349]

Not that I would be against it but we could use a strong setup lefty

he throws right handed

[CrespoBlows]

He isn't a great option to have, I don't even think as a middle reliever.

 

Lefites destroy him, and seeing that only Myers is the lone lefty reliever, I think we should add another southpaw. Ron Villone would be a great addition.

 

If our bullpen looked like it did back in early July, then Bottalico would get a shot, but our bullpen looks okay right now. Schilling can remain the closer, with Timlin, Myers, Delcarmen, Bradford in front of him. Foulke will be back, and adding him will be like adding a very effective setup man. Papelbon isn't too far away either.

 

I don't think the bullpen is the weak link of this team, the starting rotation is below average for a championship club. I'd certianly match Wells against any other ace, but after him it gets weak. Clement, and Wakefield would keep us in the game, but they aren't dominant.

[yankeessuck013]

plus who knows how clement is gonna be after he got hit in the head, there are still many ? marks in the starting roatation.