One of the newer members of the Boston Red Sox bullpen, Bobby Jenks sat down with the media on Sunday at the Red Sox Player Development Complex. In his remarks to media, he said that he was happy to be a member of the Red Sox and “isn’t there to step on anybody’s toes (Jonathan Papelbon‘s).”
On signing with the Sox: “This is a place I’ve wanted to play for for a while. Once the opportunity came up, I had a chance to come here; I jumped right on it. There was no other reason than that. I had a few other opportunities to go close right away and keep doing what I was doing. But when they called, I jumped right on it.”
On working with Jonathan Papelbon: “We’re fine. I didn’t come here to step on anybody’s toes. I know what my role is. Coming here, we’ve been friends, shoot, for many years now. I don’t think that’s going to be any problem throughout the year at all.”
Some free agents will sign places for the money but to me it sounds like Jenks really wants to be here. It’s also nice to see the non-diva attitude that you get with some of the free agents. Theo Epstein’s done a tremendous job of putting together a championship-caliber team and it looks like, although it’s still early, that everybody is on board with whatever role is handed to them.
And that to me, is the start of something very special.
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