Lester threw a bullpen today and spoke to the media afterwards. Here’s some notes from his mini press conference. (ESPN Boston) FORT MYERS, Fla. — Some quick hits from Jon Lester‘s post-workout media session: * On new pitching coach Juan Nieves: “I … Continued
Good for Bailey to take the “demotion” of not being the closer in stride. While he’s disappointed, he’s not going to dwell on it and he’ll bring the closer mentality to the mound regardless. (Boston Herald) Disappointed? Sure, Andrew Bailey said, that … Continued
The Joel Hanrahan acquisition changes the roles of some guys in the pen. Bleacher Report breaks it down his impact. Joel Hanrahan will try to stop the bleeding at the end of the Red Sox bullpen in 2013. Justin K. … Continued
Would you pursue Brian Wilson? And would you make him the closer or set-up guy for Bailey? (ESPN Boston) ESPN The Magazine’s Buster Olney had an interesting tweet this morning about the possible availability of San Francisco Giants reliever Brian … Continued
Lackey felt good after his last bullpen, but his last “performance” of the year will come at an intrasquad game on Sunday. (ESPN Boston) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – John Lackey threw 30 pitches Tuesday prior to the Red Sox’s game against the Tampa … Continued
Douglas Sibor at BR thinks Bard will succeed in his return to the big league club because of the reasons below. Do you guys agree? Really hoping he does well back in the pen. After a brutal stint as a … Continued
Stewart got knocked around a bit tonight. Let’s hope he can figure that out. In the mean time, Bard is back up with the big league club and will be in the pen from here forward. We think he should … Continued
Sounds like we’ll know who the fifth starter is pretty soon (smart money is on Felix Doubront). Bobby V in the Providence Journal: It’s about time to really figure this out. We’re going to make some cuts again so we’re … Continued
Dice-K continues his (somewhat improbable) rehabilitation. Imagine this scenario: Daniel Bard pitches well in the rotation but is approaching his innings cap around August….just in time for a refreshed Matsuzaka to return to the rotation and move Bard into … Continued