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Have to disagree.
Not suggesting Cal to the pen is the 1st move but of the 5 current starters, Csl is in the bottom 2 performers (& I am a fan of his).
I don't see Francona moving a veteran inning eater to the pen... Plus he actually is notorious for being stronger in the second half of the season. 11-12 with a 4.25 ERA in the first half and a 20-7 with a 3.21 ERA in thr second half. Hard to put him into the pen with his career numbers. Plus outside of his last start, he's been pretty solid lately. Both Bibee and Allen have struggled when they get past about 80ish pitches while Quantrill is able to go 100+.
Now, Plesac likely won't start again and I believe Morris into the pen, makes a ton more sense right now when he is healthy... So one of Allen/Bibee gets the 5th spot...
That being stated, we will try to find a way to get a bat to help out the roster at the trade deadline, so I would be 100% surprised if one of Allen/Civale is moved...