A year ago the Boston Red Sox were often named as the World Series champions before a single game had even played. Acquiring one of the best free agents in Carl Crawford and trading for Adrian Gonzalez will do that for a team. However, as we look back on the 2011 season we can see that the Red Sox were a deeply flawed team, despite their 90-72 record. Pitching, especially starting pitching, was a huge weakness for the Red Sox. Several key players including Kevin Youkilis were very injury prone, and the team lost out on the final day to Tampa Bay.
Flash forward to 2012, and it looks like the Red Sox have taken several steps backwards. With Lackey & Dice-K not expected to pitch until the latter part of the season, Boston needed to upgrade their rotation. Clay Buchholz should be healthy enough to pitch, and it’s expected that Daniel Bard will take one of the spots at the back of the rotation. While he’s been dominant as a reliever, he’s never had success at any le...
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PLAYERS:
Carl Crawford,
Adrian Gonzalez,
Kevin Youkilis,
Clay Buchholz,
Daniel Bard,
Alexi Ogando,
Roy Oswalt,
Carlos Silva,
Aaron Cook,
Jonathan Papelbon,
Andrew Bailey,
Josh Beckett,
Jon Lester,
Mark Melancon,
Mike Aviles,
Nick Punto,
Marco Scutaro,
Ryan Kalish,
Cody Ross,
Jacoby Ellsbury,
Kelly Johnson,
Colby Rasmus,
Henderson Alvarez,
Brett Lawrie
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Colorado Rockies, Toronto Blue Jays
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Colorado Rockies, Toronto Blue Jays
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