Loading ...The Red Sox lineup might have been third in the MLB in runs last year, but they still didn’t impress me. For the first season in six years, the Sox didn’t have that depth in the 7-9 spots that could help out the top of the lineup. On any given night, David Ortiz (who dropped [...]
The Red Sox lineup might have been third in the MLB in runs last year, but they still didn’t impress me. For the first season in six years, the Sox didn’t have that depth in the 7-9 spots that could help out the top of the lineup. On any given night, David Ortiz (who dropped as low as seventh), whoever was shortstop on that night and Jason Varitek were liabilities on offense.
This year’s team is dramatically different and many think that the Red Sox might be sacrificing run production for better defense. I disagree. With the announcement that Victor Martinez will take over at catcher for Jason Varitek, the Red Sox take an exponential leap on offense. Yea, it is true that Cameron isn’t the stat machine that Bay was, nor Beltre with Mike Lowell, but both of those aren’t as steep drops as you might think.
TODAY’S GAME LIST:
Boston Red Sox @ Baltimore Orioles // Washington Nationals @ NY Mets// Chicago Cubs @ Chicago White Sox // Oakland Athletics @ LA Angels//Oakland Athletics @ LA Angels
