Brad Penny
I think Friday night's game puts an exclamation point on just how bad Brad Penny has been for Boston this year. First off, does he really only have 2 pitches? A fast, yet wild, fastball and a hard curve he never uses on a consistent basis.
Is that really all he has? I don't think I've seen anything else. Sure, his fastball is so wild that it is "unpredictable" as to just where it will go, but that isn't a good thing unless your wildness is limited to the strikezone.
I really hope we have seen the last of Penny. With Tim Wakefield throwing a 5.2 inning, 2 hit, 1 walk, 1 earned run, 4 strikeout game tonight in Pawtucket tonight, the Red Sox really need to designate or trade Penny (I know, who would want him in a trade). Of course Penny isn't the only one to blame in Friday night's game, but he got things off to a terrible start. He put the Red Sox in an 8-1 hole which was just about enough to put the game out of reach.
Penny now has a 5.61 ERA. That's the kind of ERA teams let a former superstar put up if he is just back from an injury or somehow is a sympathetic figure. Penny is neither of those and needs to go away.
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there was a stretch of starts in June that he looked really good, mixing pitches well and had good velocity and movement. Then crap since. I agree, jettison him. No reason not to. The problem is they will likely move Tazawa out of the rotation when Wake becomes available (now?). I wonder how DiceK is doing?
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August 22, 2009 08:14 AM
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Well between Tazawa, Wakefield, Daisuke, Michael Bodwen and Paul Bryd, any of of those has to be better than Penny.
So if they cut Penny, I would say Wakefield replaces him with Tazawa staying in the rotation. The kid has a better shot than does Penny in my opinion.
When/if Daisuke is ready, that is when Tazawa goes back down (or to the pen after Sept 1).
Posted by: Andy | August 22, 2009 09:13 AM |