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With Bob Stanley and Mark Clear set in the bullpen, Burgmeier (Boston's most effective reliever last season at 5-4, 2.00), Dick Drago, Luis Aponte, Mike Smithson, Bill Campbell, Skip Lockwood, and Wim Remmerswaal (who is out of options) will, barring a trade, struggle for the final slot...
...barring injuries, nine spots seem fairly certain. Those nine belong to returnees Dennis Eckersley, Mike Torrez, Chuck Rainey, (although his arm is questionable). Bob Stanley, Dick Drago, Tom Burgmeier and the rehabilitated Bill Campbell, plus newcomers Frank Tanana and Mark Clear (both from California). That leaves one spot--and 12 pitchers...
...short reliever, which is good, and a righthander, which may be bad. He pitched fairly well in limited action with the Red Sox last year, and plenty of people seem impressed ("If anyone is standing out right now it's Crawford and Aponte."--Gary Allenson). Still, with Drago, Campbell and perhaps Lockwood, is there really room for another righthander in the bullpen...
...after his Red Sox had defeated the Texas Rangers by a score of 3-2. He was relishing in the spectacular comeback of pitcher Mike Torrez, who pitched his best outing since he faced the Yankees on June 29 in New York. And the perennial bullpen wild card, Dick Drago, made his first credible appearance in weeks. Don Zimmer has always been a nervous man. When he talks to reporters he darts his beady eyes from corner to corner, looking for approval...
Cleveland picked up its only run in the ninth when Remy dropped a hopper behind second base that should have been a double play. Dick Drago, who started the eighth in relief of Eckersley and certainly didn't prove his ability as a stopgap, threw a pitch in the dirt to advance the runners to second and third, and Veryzer brough Gary Alexander home with a Texas Leaguer over Remy's outstretched hands...