The AP has a story about the Sox bullpen plans for the upcoming season. In it, they fail to mention Lenny. Not once. Not even a "fighting for the last spot" line that most of the other reports have listed. AND they're quoting Tito.
"Our bullpen looks really good," Francona said.
It was really bad last season.
Red Sox relievers had a 5.17 ERA and the fewest strikeouts in the majors in 2005. Since then, the team restocked its bullpen with right-handers Julian Tavarez, Rudy Seanez and David Riske, and still has Mike Timlin after parting with Chad Bradford and Mike Myers.
This looks bad. Even the AWFUL spring that Riske has had hasn't soured the skipper against bringing him along:
Riske, obtained from Cleveland, is 0-2 with an 11.57 ERA in 9 1-3 innings.
"David's had a tough spring," Francona said. "That doesn't mean he's going to have a tough season.
We've seen very little news on the DiNardo front as of late. He's slated to pitch on Saturday...so another strong performance could push him up on the depth chart.
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