1. Re-sign David Ortiz: Yes, I realize this has already taken place. But let me tell you why this was so important. For the past two seasons, Big Papi has been a bit of a malcontent in the clubhouse because of a “lack of respect.” And I’m one of the few people who has been 100% on Ortiz’ side. The problem with the Sox has been an utter lack of respect fortheirplayers. I don’t mean free agents. I don’t mean first basemen acquired via trade. I mean the guys who have been there for the team. Ortiz is the longest tenured player the Red Sox have on their current roster. He’s won two World Series for this team. He’s played the last two seasons under one year deals and he felt slighted. Sure, three years ago David Ortiz looked like his best baseball was behind him. The strangest part about that is even a 50% Papi is the best DH in the league by a mile. Sure, he was raking in tens of millions of dollars during those one year deals. But the money was never the issue. It was the fact that the...
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David Ortiz,
Mike Napoli,
Jerry Sands,
Mo Vaughn,
Theo Epstein,
Adrian Beltre,
Will Middlebrooks,
Rafael Soriano,
Mariano Rivera,
Andrew Bailey,
Alfredo Aceves,
Andrew Miller,
Jonathan Papelbon,
Daniel Bard,
Brandon McCarthy,
Jon Lester,
Clay Buchholz,
Felix Doubront,
Melky Cabrera,
Jacoby Ellsbury
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants
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