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Papelbon might help Boston's bullpen

By Sean McAdam
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, July 27, 2005

The trend around baseball this season is an obvious one: Youth will be served. Even on contenders. Young players traditionally have gotten exposure to the big leagues in the final few months of the season, usually with teams way out of contention. With nothing to play for, the thinking has been, why not help the prospects get a head start on their development, while at the same time whetting the appetites of frustrated fans? This year, however, has been different. The Atlanta Braves have over ...

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