Incredibly, Red Sox President of Baseball Operations
Dave Dombrowski seems content to go into the 2019 season with a bullpen that pales against that of The Evil Ones— most prominently consisting of
Adam Ottavino,
Aroldis Chapman,
Dellin Betances,
Chad Green and
Zach Britton. Boston, as we write this, has a relief corps consisting mostly of:
Matt Barnes,
Ryan Brasier,
Tyler Thornburg,
Carson Smith,
Hector Velazquez,
Steven Wright,
Brandon Workman and
Bobby Poyner. Even the most starry-eyed Red Sox fan
has to concede:
game, set, match to The Bronx Embalmers. We understand that Dombrowski is engaging in a little gamesmanship with
Craig Kimbrel and his agent—
but time is running out. Let's give him a one-year deal and let him test free-agency
next off-season. We need him, and he (apparently) also needs us.
Just do it!
