Hmm. I have to admit, my comment on the Sox board about the Sox having the best pen in the league when they picked up Gagne was a bit casual.
The Sox dont' really have 2 LOOGY - Lopez is used that way, but Okajima has been used strictly as a setup guy.
Here's why I liked the Sox:
Top 3 is great - Papelbon, Gagne, and Okajima are just amazing.
After that, the Sox have 2 more guys who can setup in Delcarmen and Timlin, a LOOGY in Lopez and Kyle Snyder, who has to be one of the best long men in the game. It hasn't really helped much, cause the Sox can't hit late in the game when they are down, but the Sox tend to keep the game pretty close.
Except for Tavarez, there is no one in the Sox pen that worries me when he comes in the game... and Tavarez is a pretty decent reliever.
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