Kid Stuff

One of the legitimate arguments with Red Sox management in the past was the failure to draft, develop, and incorporate young pitching into the major league scene. With the failure of higher priced acquisitions (Tavarez, Seanez), Terry Francona was forced to rely on young and unproven pitchers. The results have satisfied, particularly recently. Only Lopez is over 25.

Pitcher... IP...H...ER...BB...K...W...L...ERA
Papelbon. 44...22..2......8.....45...2....1....0.41
Lester.... 32.1..30...11.....20...30..4....0...3.06
Delcarmen 21..24..9.......7....19...1.....0...3.86
Hansen.... 10.2.11...6.......3....10...1.....0...5.06
Lopez..... 6.2....4.....3.......4....4....0.....0...4.05

Totals... 114.2...91.31.....42..108..8....1....2.43

WHIP ratio 1.16
K/BB...... 2.57

Admittedly, the sample size is small, but for Sox fans, the encouraging factors are recent improvements and overall quality of the body of work.