I don't see the Sox moving Wake to the pen any time soon.
Last year, Wakefield had the 2nd best ERA of any pitcher in the rotation. That's about the way that it always ends up. It's very difficult for me to believe that the Sox, always in contention, will move a proven starter out of the rotation to a middle relief role when there is no proof that they have as good a replacement.
I don;t see Wakefield is going to lose his spot in the rotation until and unless the Sox have 5 rotation starters who are better... and I don't know that they currently have 2 who are better. Matsuzake and Beckett certainly *look* better - but then, Beckett had an ERA of 1.29 until late April last year.
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