Jackass, you are reflecting what I said earlier on, namely that our bullpen is our sore spot. Other than Fuentes, there isn't one reliever in that 'pen that I truly trust night in and night out. Oh, Corpas is a talent, and should be close to as good as he was last year. Ramirez? I'm not so sure last year wasn't a little bit of a fluke.
So who do we have coming out of the 'pen besides that? Hawkins is the primary guy, but he is just a younger version of Jose Mesa. Ughh. Martin is total junk. Affledt has never put it together. Bautista won't make the team, and Speier is ticketed to AAA too, it appears.
I dunno, but this seems like as shaky a bullpen as we started the 2005 season with. Yes, many teams have the same bullpen issues, and I'd take ours over, say, the Giants in a heartbeat (for Fuentes alone). Then again, once Lincecum is ready, look out.
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