It seems that 26-year-old wonder rookie Jonathan Papelbon might eventually be competing for mound time against none other than his youger brother, Josh. The Red Sox drafted the 22-year-old Papelbon yesterday in the 48th round of picks. Josh, a student at the University of North Florida with a year of eligibility left, is known for his "submarine style" of pitching à la ex-Sox Mike Myers, now pitching for the Yankees. The Sox plan on using the younger Papelbon as a reliever once he's ready to play with the major league team.
In other Papelbon news, Josh's twin brother, Jeremy, signed with the Chicago Cubs yesterday in the 19th round; he is also a pitcher and a junior at the University of North Florida.
From this Boston Globe Magazine article a few months ago, it seems that the family is close and the brothers are quite competitive. And just how does one family go about producing three MLB-caliber pitchers?
Isn't the resemblance between the two Papelbons a little freaky? And they aren't even the twins...
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