When Papelbon was at Bard's stage of his career, he was a total shutdown reliever. It surprises me that fans are so willing to let the FO take a pass on a guy like Papelbon who, with the exception of 2010, has been consistently excellent. He's only 30 with plenty of life left in his arm and he is showing the ability to make necessary adjustments by integrating more secondary pitches. I like Bard's power arm, but I still only trust Papelbon to lock down the wins.