Thanks, Brad Penny. But it may be time to move on.

When injuries arise, solutions aren't always easy to come by. So with Wakefield and Daisuke sidelined, and with the Red Sox hesitant to promote Michael Bowden, there may not be many of those "solutions" available. Yet, I shall try. But Brad Penny shouldn't be in this rotation much longer. Not when he can't reach the seventh inning--ever. And not when he seems to labor through the innings that he does get through, while giving up plenty of runs along the way. Luck hasn't been on his side, I will give him that. Penny has had to deal with a .326 BABIP, while surrendering line drives on only 18 percent of batted balls against. And his LOB percentage is at 66, which is far too low. Eventually, he should strand a few more base-runners. But it is his love with the fastball, and the home run that is killing him. Do you know how often Penny throws the fastball? 73 percent of the time! This is the American League East, Brad. There has to b...