Inside Pitch - Theo Epstein

Colts will take to a Major League mound for the first time in 2009. This is -- Herb Chambers -- pre -- show -- to seven in two with a 236 earned run average for Pawtucket so far this season last year for Boston -- Colts -- to a nine. With a -- area of 675. In his last ten outings before being sent down in August. Buchholz went -- seven with an ERA well over nine rookie left hander Ricky Romero starts for the Jays Romero is 73 this year with -- sitting -- even three in his last six starts from there was gone -- while pitching to an impressive earned run average of 228. Against Boston in May Romero allowed five runs over four innings and took the loss. Time now the inside pitch which is brought to you by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care to learn more about Harvard Pilgrim Health Care visit Harvard pilgrim dot award. Here's Boston general manager Theo Epstein with Joe -- own.

Yesterday busy to have you in the All-Star break with a roster moves. First Lugo would designation. In the -- today it was made but. It is but the best possible team on the field. Julio. -- Went off process has played previously. Get burned and that -- performance. -- the performance. That makes it. State got on my part something that one in the chain. Club opened for better once you -- that determination. That Larry. In the treatment while. Right and and ultimately for Julio. I don't see some me about the organization to to be able to do that at this point with more time went you know when. That would create things that -- Certain. Don't turn. He can compounds those losses. Waiting that's the state. -- pure and do it again in the future. The bottom line is. It's a very competitive team. They oppose it. -- every decision for -- We've got a great job of developing down we see that tonight with playbook calls you're good except for the ones started that -- a reward for what he's done in large part. Yeah marked by -- we also think it is it just went nuts followed him spies here. -- it was as if those circumstances where. Because that -- that they'll but they've yet to coaster years away and he understands that. Mark for a last year it is all. Serious time AAA for defending the use work hard and mental approach this stuff is as his average command is much improved. My perspective and he's made a lot of strides on off the field so this is an opportunity. And looking for opportunities to bring them up to reward them on -- stole an important part of your organization and part of -- near future and certainly our our long term future so this is the you know the next day for him -- go -- ultimately rule will only be a good story two in the ballgame tonight.

Larry returns tomorrow job nick green is done now how did that whole thing had come about from. A guy was soon playing AAA didn't play in the majors at all last year and didn't have a great track record.

Well nick. Worked a lot of former reds teammates -- also someone. Dedicated you know outside game working group mindset that's hasn't -- much improved performance use a minor league career. -- signing. Every club makes every winner and we -- council. -- talent -- good recommendation. Give us scouts including Dallas very controlled the in the negotiation. That's about.

You talk that the Jason Bay in the last month and his representatives said. How does that stand right now.

Well I think the important things to note that -- what. Command of the Red Sox -- wants to be here. Talking quietly over the last month McCain offers. For recently that. It became credible -- that we were going to get something. Is best for everyone especially gates and Nelson discussion. The matter producing runs on the field something they did. It was. Julius performance speak for itself and continues through despite the what's -- and there's really no conflict. We still want to be. -- consistent -- just agreed that the best thing. From -- It got. Think July 31 to be busy around baseball. And so it seems to me isolate themselves thing -- Do much -- anything. Her. Numbers teams they'll and that there. Those team. You know thanks very much because it -- you know -- you.

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