Former Los Angeles Dodgers closer Takashi Saito is hoping that he’ll be able to shake problems with his right elbow and have a good year for the Boston Red Sox. After saving 69 games for the Dodgers from 2006-07, he fell to 18 saves for Los Angeles last season before becoming a free agent. The 39-year-old Saito signed a one-year deal with Boston for $1.5 million.
Saito is one of four Japanese pitchers on the Sox roster, joining Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima and Junichi Tazawa. With elite closer Jonathan Papelbon on the scene, Boston manager Terry Francona is likely to use Saito as a setup man out of the bullpen.
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