Back to the Future: Papelbon is ‘Pen-bound

Starting a new job can take a toll on the blogging, but that doesn’t stop the news from happening! As reported by Curt Schilling and the RedSox, Jonathan Papelbon will resume closing games after all. Supposedly this was all his idea, and I hope that it was at his insistence that this happened and not a panic move. I think that Piniero would have actually done well as the closer, and he’ll be a solid set-up guy. This move also pushes Tavarez into the starting rotation. I think that he’ll be a serviceable 5th starter. At least until Roger Clemens is ready to rejoin the Sox in May…