Will he close and Papelbon become a starter?
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Will he close and Papelbon become a starter?
No, they won't move Papelbon during the season. They will probably split, or use Gagne in the Timlin role (he's hurting), and they may still ship Delcarmen.
I think the deal was made as much to 'block' others from getting him, more so than a need pick up.
Good, maybe the Yankees wont have another Carl Povano situation now.
wish this had happened 5 years ago [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/frown.gif[/img]
Gagne is a rental, Pavano was a large investment in a swamp community.
They might make Pappelbon the setup man and Gagne the closer or vise versa
Nah, Pappelbon will be 'the closer'. A)He's their property and is under contract for a bit b)Gagne isn't theirs anywhere past the season. No way they undermine their own for a guy that is there a couple months, probably tops. Now they might look to revisit resigning Gagne and move Pappelbon back into the rotation next year, but I kind of doubt it.
Gagne will be used in the 7th and 8th innings. Pappelbon will remain as the closer because he is by far the better of the two.