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One Red Seat · 04-25-2008, 10:21 AM

I agree, JHB. The first move that needs to happen to try and right the ship re: middle relief is getting Timlin to walk off in the sunset and replace him with Hansen. There's more than that move that needs to happen, though. I think the FO needs to convince Francona to treat the Hansen/Lopez/Aardsma/Tavarez combo with a very short leash. When these guys are effective, it is usually evident from the way they pitch to the first batter they see.

04-25-2008, 10:21 AM	#19 (permalink)
One Red Seat I've got the Penske file Join Date: Jun 16 2005 Posts: 13,303	Re: Bullpen Concerns I agree, JHB. The first move that needs to happen to try and right the ship re: middle relief is getting Timlin to walk off in the sunset and replace him with Hansen. There's more than that move that needs to happen, though. I think the FO needs to convince Francona to treat the Hansen/Lopez/Aardsma/Tavarez combo with a very short leash. When these guys are effective, it is usually evident from the way they pitch to the first batter they see.