Bobby Jenks Looking Forward to Not Playing for Ozzie Guillen

by Marc Lancaster

Filed under: Red Sox, White Sox

In a big-picture sense, Bobby Jenks didn't want to leave the White Sox. But Chicago's former closer sees plenty of positives in moving on.

Jenks, who signed a two-year, $12 million deal with the Red Sox to serve as a setup man (for now, anyway) to Jonathan Papelbon, spoke at length with MLB.com and reflected on his time in Chicago. And even though he said it "hurt" when the White Sox non-tendered him and he would have stayed if given the choice, it sounds as if he's looking forward to having Terry Francona rather than Ozzie Guillen determining when and how he'll be used out of the bullpen.

"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."

He added: "Why would I come back to that negativity? I'm looking forward to playing for a manager who knows how to run a bullpen."

 

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Source: http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/12/28/bobby-jenks-looking-forward-to-not-playing-for-ozzie-guillen/

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