As I expected because of his lack of options and his performance during spring training,
the Sox have opted to keep Kyle Snyder in the bullpen to begin the season. What surprises me a little (after comments made last year by Francona that carrying a lefty specialist can be wasteful and taxing on the manager in late
innings) is the decision to allow Javier Lopez to fill in for Mike Timlin while the veteran setup man is on the shelf with on oblique strain. Of course, the team projects Timlin to be back on the roster by the April 10th home opener, so Lopez won't be with the team for long, but I still would have expected them to carry Bryan Corey or Manny Delcarmen before Lopez. Is this Francona's way of saying that he doesn't have as much confidence in newly acquired lefty J.C. Romero as needed?
As I expected because of his lack of options and his performance during spring training, the Sox have opted to keep Kyle Snyder in the bullpen to begin the season. What surprises me a little (after comments made last year by Francona that carrying a lefty specialist can be wasteful and taxing on the manager in late 
innings) is the decision to allow Javier Lopez to fill in for Mike Timlin while the veteran setup man is on the shelf with on oblique strain. Of course, the team projects Timlin to be back on the roster by the April 10th home opener, so Lopez won't be with the team for long, but I still would have expected them to carry Bryan Corey or Manny Delcarmen before Lopez. Is this Francona's way of saying that he doesn't have as much confidence in newly acquired lefty J.C. Romero as needed?
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