Comments on: Papelbon to Close http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/2007/03/papelbon-to-close/ News and commentary on the world of sports. Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:33:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: Cursed To First: March 2007 http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/2007/03/papelbon-to-close/comment-page-1/#comment-267018 Cursed To First: March 2007 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:13:37 +0000 http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/2007/03/papelbon-to-close/#comment-267018 [...] From Gammons (link is to another blog–I don’t have the awesome insider status required to be able to read Gammons directly): “There is no legitimate bullpen help to be acquired right now," said another AL GM. "And what we saw in Papelbon this spring is that he’d start out at 92-94 mph and gradually fall down to 88. Our people feel that he may throw so many pitches as a starter he’s a five-inning guy. And the Red Sox cannot afford to blow five leads in April with Papelbon sitting out there." [...]

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By: Jonathan C. Mitchell http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/2007/03/papelbon-to-close/comment-page-1/#comment-254854 Jonathan C. Mitchell Fri, 23 Mar 2007 18:33:41 +0000 http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/2007/03/papelbon-to-close/#comment-254854 He’s still with the Nats. There might have been 3-way discussions but the D-Backs asked the Nats about Cordero in a straight up deal and the Nats asked for way too much.

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By: soccer dad http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/2007/03/papelbon-to-close/comment-page-1/#comment-254844 soccer dad Fri, 23 Mar 2007 18:18:44 +0000 http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/2007/03/papelbon-to-close/#comment-254844 Isn’t Cordero with the Nationals? Or is Boston discussing a 3 way trade?

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