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Boston has recalled Clay Buchholz and is sending Justin Masterson back to Pawtucket to prepare for his return to the Big Leagues as a reliever. This is something of a double-edged sword as I see it. That Buchholz is back in the rotation is a fantastic thing for Red Sox fans. His peripheral numbers (3.34 FIP, 8.6 K/G) for Boston while he was up should do much to allay concerns that this may be ... [link]

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Baseball Today: Wednesday, July 9
Published 7/9/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... TEMPER THE GIDDINESS: One of those moves, they hope, will be the shift of Justin Masterson to the bullpen. But Baseball Analysts isn't certain Masterson will be the Sox' second-half relief savior. ...

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