Quote Originally Posted by steveg78 View Post
All I have to say is the sox let him go for a reason. He hasn't been nearly as good the last couple of years as he was in the past.
The red sox didnt really let him go. They just didnt match 4 years $50mil. Since 2006 season he has had 2 years with save % under 90% and one of those was 89.1%. As a red sox fan i really dont get why people are saying he is no good as i have watched most of the games. Sure he had a bad season 2 seasons ago but has been nails every other season for the last 5 years.

The thing with papelbon is no matter what happened the previous game or how the game is going, When he walks to the mound you always believe he is gonna pull through, and he does it by just throwing heat. Not many other closers have that aura about them.