Thanks for the game updates guys, don't have it on XM today, just mlb.com.
Just read this in the Globe (speaking of Snyder):
March 13, 2007
Snyder may stick in Sox bullpen
By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff
DUNEDIN, Fla. --Kyle Snyder made another very solid start today against the Toronto Blue Jays (three innings, two hits, no runs, two walks, two strikeouts) and afterward revealed that the Red Sox will scale him back from here on out to possibly fit him in their bullpen.
Snyder, who is out of minor league options, would either have to make the Sox 25-man roster or he could become a free-agent. He has received a lot of attention from scouts who have flocked to watch his games. But the Sox might be thinking Snyder could be a Bronson Arroyo-type who could protect them as a spot starter, long-reliever.
Snyder even said after his outing when asked whether he thought he could be a closer, "I believe I could. My stuff is good enough and I think I could even throw with more velocity."
Snyder would likely have no shortage of opportunities if the Sox should let him go, but they also appear to have trade possibilities available to them as well.
Snyder said team officials have been up front with him about the situation with the starting rotation. Basically, there's no room at the inn. But the Sox would hate to repeat the mistake of trading Arroyo for Wily Mo Pena. This time, the Sox would have to get a top reliever.
"My value is my versatility," Snyder said. "I feel I have an upside. I feel I'm a starter, but I'll do what ever I have to do."
Snyder believes he will be a major league pitcher when the season starts - either with the Sox out of the bullpen or with another team as a starter.
Snyder, who has been through numerous injuries, said he was grateful the Sox "stretched him out" in case there is a chance for him to pitch elsewhere. But he said "I'll be shortened up after this one."
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