And this from the Red Sox flagship, NESN:
Tampa should be stronger at the end of games if Soriano performs up to expectations, but with the loss of Red Sox killer Akinori Iwamura and several other departures from their middle relief corps, the Rays don’t seem to have made up a considerable amount of ground on either the Red Sox or Yankees.
Looks like bulletin board material for me. According to them, Aki was the key to this season. That, and the departure of several middle relievers? Will someone help me out with that? I guess they are referring to the rejects that the Red Sox picked up.
