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I think if a guy is going to get hurt he'll get hurt. It doesn't matter how many pitches he throws.
And the Red Sox thought otherwise. They thought having Papelbon go every five days would be more beneficial to his arm than having him going back-to-back or three days in a row, up and down, not being able to prepare his body and arm in a timely schedule.
You don't waste an amazing fastball and out pitch with two above average additional pitches in the pen.
No matter how good a closer Joba can be it doesn't matter if your rotation can't get to him.
Closers are overrated anyway. Teams have proven that over the years.
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