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Originally Posted by dalakhani
yeah but there is no one in that lineup that you have to fear and in that park that isnt good. You have an outfield that consists of JD Drew (35) Mike Cameron (37) and Jacoby Elsbury. Cameron strikes out way too much. Drew is too inconsistent and doesnt have that much power at this stage in his career (11,19,24 hrs last three years in that park). Elsbury is a nice player but hardly a slugger. So you have no power in the outfield.
My prediction is that none of these players will crack 30 hrs...in Fenway of all places. That isnt going to work.
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What you are saying has no bearing on winning or losing games. Fear? C'mon who is feared? Pujols maybe? Where were they finding "feared" guys?
Drew has been terrible but he has a untradable contract and they are going to have to deal with him for another year regardless. Cameron is a placeholder with power as is Beltre. Beltre is signed to a 1 year deal and Cameron a 2 year deal. They have three 4 star or better OF prospects (though one had brain surgery recently an will be out for awhile).
They made a commitment to pitchers Lackey and Beckett and signed 2 defensive players with acceptable power to short term contracts. Over the course of 162 games things even out. Victor martinez is hitting something like .215. Youkilis is hitting .235. Lester has an era of 8.44.
As for the Red Sox needing 30 HR guys in the OF?? In 2007 when they won the WS and 96 games the starting OF's had 37 HR's.....combined.