Myers Back to Red Sox
« Predictions | Main | ESPN.com on Roids »After signing Mike Myers to a one-year $600,000 contract in December, El Birdos traded him back to the team from whence he came, the Boston Red Sox.
Terry Francona likes the acquisition.
"Mike's also a guy that can go two innings,'' Francona said, "so it's not a drain on your staff as much as a normal situational lefty is."
I'm guessing Bill Pulsipher likes this trade a lot, too, as now it's between him and Randy Flores to join the other lefty in the bullpen Ray "Burger" King.
Even though Dave Duncan can't figure out how Pulsipher does it, it might be nice to give him a chance.
In 9 appearances this spring, Myers had a 2.38 ERA in 11-1/3 innings.
Posted by Sean at March 29, 2005 06:01 PMI think I'm gonna start calling him Ray "Tender Crisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch" King.
Posted by: John at March 29, 2005 06:04 PMI like this move, because Bill Pulsipher is both awesome and clinically insane. SCORE.
Posted by: Dan Up, Baby! at March 29, 2005 06:26 PMRay "Tender Crisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch" King certainly has a nicer ring to it than Ray "Enormous Omelet Sandwich" King.
Posted by: Sean at March 30, 2005 08:55 AMI like the Baseball Prospectus quickie analysis:
"...The Cards aren't getting much of value. Nor should they, I just don't feel that Myers is really all that good. He'll be pure LOOGY in Boston, which minimizes any damage, but he's not pure death against lefties like the best of his type and Myers is simply horrific against righties. LOOGY or not, Myers is going to face a good number of righties and he makes the average righty into a superstar slugger. I really rather have Dinardo or Malaska than Myers at this point."
Posted by: salvo at March 30, 2005 05:20 PMSad, though, since the last true Cards submariner was who, Quiz?
Posted by: MO Boiler at March 30, 2005 05:47 PM