Boston Signs Schoeneweis and Embree

The Sox shored up their bullpen recently by signing oldsters Scott Schoeneweis and Alan Embree. Sox fans will remember Embree as one part of Boston's lights-out bullpen in 2004. The sequel is never as good as the original. Embree is the very definition of a journeyman reliever. Other than the 2004 postseason, his resume boasts a mediocre 4.59 ERA and 1.340 WHIP. But hell, he's left handed. Let's sign him.

Schoeneweis, 36, is a young pup compared to Embree at 39. His ERA is slightly worse along with his WHIP and he is also a lefty. I found it amusing that the redsox.com article said that he was eager to prove "he's still got it." Got what? A 5.00 ERA? All kidding aside, he's got good stats at Fenway at least. And you have to root for the guy. The father of four lost his wife last spring to a drug overdose.

I think the Sox are just chucking mud up against the wall hoping that something sticks. But that's what you have to do with your bullpen; sign a bunch of guys and pray. This year's star might end up on next year's scrap heap.