Late last night, reports surfaced that the Red Sox had made their initial move to start repairing their bull pen for the upcoming season. Matt Albers, formerly of the Baltimore Orioles, is the newest member of the 2011 Boston bullpen.
Albers had somewhat of an unimpressive season statistically playing for a horrendous team. In just over 75 innings pitched, he posted 5-3 record, with a 4.52 ERA, a 1.48 WHIP while striking out 49 and walking 34.
With a lot better and more experienced, proven options still available, it's easy to believe this move will hopefully be the beginning of a flurry of signings aimed at bolstering an abysmal bullpen which ranked last in several categories in the AL last season.
Supposedly there are rumors surrounding several other middle relief/setup men that Boston is targeting. Among those names are: Brian Fuentes (L), Matt Guerrier (R), Kevin Gregg (R), and Jesse Crain. Not exactly names that will ignite ticket sales. But, as we saw last season, a stockpile of quality arms can be the difference between an 89 win season or a 96 win season.
I'd like to hear what you guys think though. What rumors have you heard and which names are on your Christmas wish list to help restock the last glaring problem this Red Sox squad needs to address prior to reporting to spring training?
Here's a link to a list of all free agents available for the 2011 season.
http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/2001/05/potential-free-agents-for-2011.html
Give it a look and I look forward to hearing your comments/suggestions/opinions.
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