We’ve talked a whole bunch in recent weeks about the Red Sox bullpen and how it was going to shake out behind Craig Kimbrel, who is obviously going to be the closer and the most important arm in relief. Beyond him, though, there is something of a mess of pitchers jockeying for position. Well, perhaps “mess” is the wrong word because there’s not a lack of talent but rather a lack of elite, standout arms that have established themselves to be worthy of a slam-dunk eighth inning role. With all of this in mind, we (well, at least I) have spent a not-insignificant amount of brain power trying to figure out the most likely pitcher to take control of that eighth inning and become the second-best arm in the bullpen behind Kimbrel.
The Red Sox plan to mix and match at the end of games, and that’s a good thing
