Why Boomer Isn’t Enough
As many of you’ve probably already heard, David Wells is most likely going to skip a rehab start or two in the minors and come right to the big league. How convenient that his return will coincide with the trading deadline. Unfortunately, the Sox have to do more than that. Having Wells as the mid-season starting pitcher (via trade or promotion) is terribly scary. Sure it could work for all the right reasons, but what if it doesn’t?
Wells has been on the DL 3 times this year. He’s well over 40 years old, has knees that barely keep his legs together. Ok, his arm always appears fine, but if he goes out again we don’t have the luxury of trying to trade an acquire an elite pitcher. BTW, we need to not only stay in the fight, we’re leading the AL East and should we surrender it, it might be harder to get back than one can imagine.
I would love to see Wells come back and be David Wells of old, but I’m not willing to bank on it, and neither should the Sox.