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Originally Posted by RockMySox46
Why Hansen? hes a great pitcher and all, but dont we need a outfielder?
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First, welcome to TalkSox! Thanks for questioning my request!
Boston has four outfielders: Manny, Jacoby, Coco and JD. Lugo is the emergency outfielder. There are only three or four bench players: Cash is a must, so there are only two or three other slots. Coco or Jacoby is one of those slots. Another is the utility infielder, today Jed Lowrie. That other slot can be a pitcher or another position player.
Right now I want the pitcher, Hansen, with several consecutive games ahead of us. I expect that Hansen will have a few innings put onto his arm and that he'll be sent down in favor of Sean Casey later this week, giving Boston another bat but saving innings on our overworked bullpen until then.