"In a long analysis in his blog today on the ramifications of Boston acquiring Billy Wagner, ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney concludes something significant. To quote: "The bet here: Wagner returns to Boston for 2010, and the Red Sox trade Jonathan Papelbon." This brings up a few issues. For one, Papelbon has said he wants to be, essentially, the best-paid closer in the game. However, some teams might also see a guy capable of being stretched into a starter. Then, lingering in the background is the fact that Mariano Rivera isn't getting any younger, and earlier this year, Papelbon mentioned that hey, it would be a possibility that he could pitch in the Bronx someday (ESPN)."
I don't believe this for one second. After Papelbon's contract is up I think the Sox will let him walk and Bard will most likely be the closer, but they are not going to trade this guy and put Wagner as the closer. It just isn't going to happen, this is typical ESPN trying to start shit where there isn't anything going on. This is what the Sox saw...
1. A hard throwing lefty, which the Sox didn't have.
2. A guy who in the offseason will look for a new team, and the Sox will get draft picks.
THAT IS ALL!!!
Oh the lighter side of things here is what Theo had to say about all this...
"I think Pap feels he was misunderstood," Epstein said. "He's not a Rhodes Scholar to begin with."
Basically, you are an idiot Papelbon...shut the fuck up.
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