Remlinger Sucks

[riverside sluggers]

lets see Mike Myers in 2005 holds lefties to a .167 batting average. righties has a .367 avg against him. I thought best option was to bring in Jeremi Gonzalez at that point who has held righties to a 242

[yankeessuck013]

gonzalez has pitched 4 innings in a row, so him and bradford I think were off limits.

 

as for remlinger:

 

Mike Remlinger, probably already in his last days with Boston, was charged with five runs in two innings of relief tonight in the 13-4 loss to the Angels.

Adrian Gonzalez is back with the Rangers, so the Red Sox might now have the most poorly conceived roster in the league. Including switch-hitter Jason Varitek, they had five left-handed hitters riding the pine against Bartolo Colon tonight. They can't carry both Roberto Petagine and John Olerud then have them on the bench against a right-hander. They're already wasting a spot on seldom-used Rule-5 pick Adam Stern. Because they have five bench players, Mike Myers was the first reliever in tonight, and the lefty specialist immediately gave up a three-run homer to right-handed-hitter Juan Rivera. We're in favor of carrying 11 pitchers, but when one is only good against lefties (Myers), one is only good against righties (Chad Bradford) and one isn't any good at all (Remlinger), the math just doesn't work. Manager Terry Francona and GM Theo Epstein have to get on the same page and soon.

[Sizzlin22]

Yes Remlinger is gone, not that this is a shocker.

[yankeessuck013]

General manager Theo Epstein said yesterday that Keith Foulke (knee) will likely work as a middle reliever initially when he returns from the disabled list.

 

Epstein said Foulke will ''get his feet wet again'' before resuming closer duties.

 

so will timlin close, and could foulke set up, and curt back to the rotation?

 

and for nixon:

 

Trot Nixon (oblique) is expected to take batting practice against Keith Foulke (knee) today.

 

Nixon is farther along in his recovery than Foulke, and could be ready to begin a minor league rehab assignment within the next few days.

[ORS]

I do think this team need more arms in the 'pen and less bench players.

 

I like Petagine, but he's expendable. Millar can't be sent down without agreeing to it, and since he is in a FA year, he won't accept. So, unless the team is willing to release him (doubtful), Petagine is most likely to be sent down to bring another arm up before the rosters expand.

 

I look forward to the day that the organization has washed its hands of Kevin Millar.