PLAYING TIME: Bard lands rotation slot; Aceves to close?
Apr 1 2012
Red Sox settle rotation... and lose closer?
The Red Sox announced April 1 that the fourth and fifth slots in their rotation would be filled by Felix Doubront (LHP, BOS) and Daniel Bard (RHP, BOS).
Doubront won his rotation spot by posting a 2.70 ERA over 16.2 IP. Given the potent Boston offense, is he a sleeper? His limited track record provides caution. Doubront pitched fewer than 100 innings in 2011, as he battled groin and hamstring injuries. He posted a respectable 3.3 Ctl, 7.8 Dom and 2.3 Cmd in 70 IP at AAA-Pawtucket before struggling in 10 big-league innings (6.24 ERA, 1.98 WHIP, 7.1 Ctl, 0.8 Cmd). Doubront had better control and command—and success—in 25 MLB innings in 2010 (3.6 Ctl, 8.3 Dom, 2.3 Cmd), though his xERA was...
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