Jenks to Red Sox

[wrveres]

lol @ Bobby Jenks a Mercedes.

career 136 ERA+, and you guys are complaining.

[Kim Bhasin]

Dan Big Wheeler to Red Sox, tweets Gordon Edes of ESPN Boston.

http://twitter.com/#!/GordonEdes/status ... 0004469760

[nsulham]

lol @ Bobby Jenks a Mercedes.

career 136 ERA+, and you guys are complaining.

I'm on record as liking the move actually. As I said, given the circumstances, how can you be mad?

[wrveres]

lol @ Bobby Jenks a Mercedes.

career 136 ERA+, and you guys are complaining.

I'm on record as liking the move actually. As I said, given the circumstances, how can you be mad?

yeah, i know. i'm just poking ken cus i can.

[nsulham]

career 136 ERA+, and you guys are complaining.

I'm on record as liking the move actually. As I said, given the circumstances, how can you be mad?

yeah, i know. i'm just poking ken cus i can.

Well there is a lot to poke

...which also means there's a lot to love. Ah you know we love ya, ya big lug!

[MasterX1918]

Turns out they signed Wheeler to a one year, $3 million contract as well

[bigken117]

I'm on record as liking the move actually. As I said, given the circumstances, how can you be mad?

yeah, i know. i'm just poking ken cus i can.

Well there is a lot to poke

...which also means there's a lot to love. Ah you know we love ya, ya big lug!

Too many Sam Adams will do that ya.

And I still don't like the move.

[kimchi_chigae]

Is it time to go after Bard in a keeper? Papelbon hasn't been traded and now they have Wheeler and Jenks. Bard is likely the best of the bunch IMO but won't close. But, someday he will.

[BitterDodgerFan]

yea i would try to get rid of bard, although his value has dropped because of the recent bososx acquisitions.

[thedude]

yea i would try to get rid of bard, although his value has dropped because of the recent bososx acquisitions.

This only changes Bard's 2012 value slightly, IMO. Before signing Jenks, Bard was pretty much guaranteed to be the closer in 2012, unless he struggled in 2011. Bard probably is still going to be the closer in 2012, unless he struggles in 2011.

Jenks was told he would have a chance to compete for the closer's job, he was not actually promised the closer's job. He and Bard will probably compete for the job, but Bard still should have the inside track, so long he keeps pitching like he did in 2010.