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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Red Sox get new closer in Andrew Bailey - Peter Abraham

http://bostonglobe.com/sports/2011/12/29/andrew-bailey-red-sox-get-their-closer/yIaecwcd3lSFI0BIVGvEdK/story.html

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Andrew Bailey throws to first base on a Detroit Tigers' Magglio Ordonez ground ball in the ninth inning of a baseball game in Detroit, Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Ordonez was out at first. Oakland won 7-5. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

I'm not convinced. They traded away Josh Reddick, a serviceable right fielder, leaving them with Ryan Sweeney and a couple of 4A players to fill the spot. With Melancon already in place, plus Jenks, the bullpen seems set but the offense is dealt another setback. This move also seems to signal that Bard is going to be moved to the rotation, a daring experiment that is refreshing but has no guarantee of success.

Since there are no "Grade A" candidates left on the market to fill the right field spot, names like Coddy Ross (decent, but injury prone and very streaky) are being batted around.

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