ESPN.com: MLB – Red Sox get the better of Contreras in first meeting

ESPN.com: MLB – Red Sox get the better of Contreras in first meeting

It’s so hard not to draw conclusions about spring training performance, but McAdam does a fair job of describing what happened, and reminding us that there is a long way to go before the games count.

I have to say, I read, “Contreras relied more on a splitter (which he sometimes carelessly left up in the strike zone), a changeup, and a slider,” and I think about his heater, which should be in the mid-90s when he’s loose and ready, and I hope he starts the season in the bullpen, where his price will be depressed.