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Report: Reliever Joel Zumaya Claims Red Sox Have Expressed Interest in Him

Found December 02, 2011 on NESN.com: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Joel Zumaya
TEAMS: Detroit Tigers,  Boston Red Sox

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The Red Sox bullpen could use a fire-baller or two and very few people throw the ball harder than former Tiger reliever Joel Zumaya. The five-year veteran righty told Jason Beck of MLB.com that the Sox have expressed interest in him "as soon as he became a free agent." The Red Sox, however, have made no public comments regarding the setup man. "Deep down inside, I know I can win a job anywhere," Zumaya said. "I have to fight from the bottom now. I'm the type of guy that I know where my level of my game is, and [it's]...
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