Jonathan Papelbon News

The Boston Red Sox are still looking for a closer, even though they have one who was among baseball's best in 2006. Jonathan Papelbon saved 35 games in 41 tries last year and was the runner-up for AL rookie of the year despite ending his season early with a shoulder injury. Now he's getting ready to pitch again _ as a member of the Red Sox starting rotation. ``I want ...

Jonathan Papelbon will be a starter, Trot Nixon might be an opponent and Theo Epstein is a realist. Injuries and poor play in the second half of the season kept the Boston Red Sox out of the playoffs for the first time in Epstein's four years as general manager. He admitted Sunday that the team needs plenty of help to get back there in a tough American League. ``You can't ...