The Outfield

LF Carl Crawford
Age: 29 Bats: L
Contract: $136,000,000/7 Years
2010 Stats: .307/.356/.495 -- 19 HRs and 90 RBIs (Tampa)
Thoughts: Crawford is the highest paid player on the team and while his slash line and counting stats may not be the most impressive, he is a very good player who will earn most of his value via speed and defense. I expect Crawford to slot into our lineup nicely as a bottom of the order bat.

CF Jacoby Ellsbury...

The Infield

C Jarrod 'Salty' Saltalamacchia
Contract: $750,000 (Arbitration)
Age: 25 Bats: S
2010 Stats: .167/.333/.292 (Boston and Texas)
Thoughts: We have a real weakness at catcher this year. All we can do, I guess, is move on and hope everything pans out though, right? Salty was once a highly-touted prospect; known for his bat, he was the centerpiece of Atlanta's deal with Texas to acquire Mark Teixeira. Going into the season as our starting catcher,...

Starting Rotation

SP Jon Lester
Age: 27 Throws: L Velocity: 92-94
2010 Stats: 19-9, 3.13 FIP, 83 BBs, 225 Ks (Boston)
Contract: $37,640,000/4 Years
Thoughts: Lester is a strong, dominant lefty with a great pitching frame. His arsenal features a three plus pitches: a fastball, cutter, and changeup and an additional plus-plus curveball that he goes to strikeouts. Already...

Time for Change: The Red Sox Tab Purke as New GM
March 30, 2011

When Boston made wholesale changes in the front office after last season, fans were left wondering in which direction their favorite club would head. The hiring of Matthew Purke simply led to more questions.

"I'm the new kid on the block. I know that I've got a lot to prove to you," conceded Purke. "When you take over a ballclub, you don't have an offseason. There are signings, trades,...