The spring training stage show is in full swing and the presentation for this current edition is the thining of the herd or pick of the litter. They may seem mutually exclusive, but both apply to just what will be the last configuration of the Red Sox bullpen? A bullpen that has two spokes missing from 2018 with the departure of Joe Kelly and the rejection of Craig Kimbrel.
The Red Sox pecking order – to return to that expression – is moderately established. The cast does have some headliners with possible closer Matt Barnes (6-4, 3.