Boston promoted him directly from Double-A, which was a mistake, and now they've promoted Craig Hansen(who's minor league numbers are deceptively mediocre). Lester probably isn't far away. I know the pitching staff has had injury issues, but Boston isn't going to help themselves down the line by throwing a bunch of guys who aren't ready yet into the fire.
Also, Papelbon is being wasted in the pen. Not to use an Oakleyistic exaggeration here, but if he's not a starter by the end of next year, criminal charges should be filed.
Why? Pauley had 1 bad game against the Jays and 1 excellent game.....I didn't say he was the next Schilling I just said he looked good. He rebounded well after a shellacking....
and as for Papelbon?????? Why would you mess with a good thing? The Yankees would have won 3 more World Series' probably in '01 '03 and '04 when Mariano blew 2 saves against the Sox......if Mariano was as dominant as he was in the 90's. A good closer is hard to find....a dominant one is damn near impossible. Let's see how he does in a playoff situation but so far this guy looks to be one of the best closers in the game.
