Bobby Jenks talk about his fallout with the Chicago White Sox
Bobby Jenks recently moved to the Boston Red Sox on a $12 million deal. The 29-year-old closer played for most of his life with the Chicago White Sox. His eventual move away from his old club came with a lot of reasons that Jenks
was willing to talk about.
One of the major turning points in Jenks’ life came this year when he had to move to the Boston Red Sox. The player believes he was given no choice but to head for the exit door when he used to play for the Chicago White Sox. It
was clear to him that his role for the American League Central team was compressed dues to his performance in 2010.
Jenks made the error of losing two saves against the Minnesota Twins and the Seattle Mariners. The result of that performance translated into Manager Ozzie Guillen replacing the ball star in his rotation. The confidence from the
manager had depleted and in the winter meetings, Bobby was told that he would need to compete for the closer’s role against Chris Sale, Matt Thornton and Sergio Santos. For Bobby, that was not appreciative.
"I'll always respect (Guillen) as a person and give him credit that's due," Jenks said. "But I want to play for a manager who trusts his relievers, regardless of what's going on. With the way Ozzie was talking this winter and the
way he treated me, I don't want to fight with the guy. How many times did he question my ability, and then saying how he would love to have me back, but I would have to come to Spring Training and fight for the closer's role like anyone else?
"Why would I come back to that negativity?" Bobby said. "I'm looking forward to playing for a manager who knows how to run a bullpen."
Apart from the discouraging remarks from the manager, Jenks highlighted the jersey number fiasco that caused him to switch sides. Adam Dunn recently came into the club and Jenks claims that his number was given to the newcomer
without consent. That spoke volumes for him. It was only about time that Jenks made his way elsewhere.
Bobby Jenks piles up on some incredible experience for the White Sox. Despite some of the memorable seasons he had with the club, the closer was anything short of productive, last season. Bobby piled on an earning runs average
of 4.44. He saved 27 fixtures and struck out 61 batters in 55 games. However, he conceded 28 runs in 52.2 innings.
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