Red Sox 25 Man Roster for 2010

[riverside sluggers]

Lineup

1. Jacoby Ellsbury cf/lf

2. Dustin Pedroia 2b

3. Victor Martinez c

4. Kevin Youkilis 1b

5. David Ortiz dh

6. Adrian Beltre 3b

7. JD Drew rf

8. Mike Cameron lf/cf

9. Marco Scutaro ss

 

Bench- Jason Varitek, Casey Kotchman, Jeremy Hermia, and utility infielder spot is a question. I wouldnt mind them bringing back Nick Green on a 1 year deal.

 

Starting Rotation

1. Jon Lester

2. Josh Beckett

3. John Lackey

4. Clay Buchholz

5. Daisuke Matsuzaka

 

Bullpen

Tim Wakefield

Dustin Richardson

Manny Delcarmen

Ramon Ramirez

Hideki Okajima

Daniel Bard

Jonathan Papelbon

[CanadianSox]

Seems about right. I would like to see Cameron in centre but we'll see how that goes. I wont say my thoughts on the utility infielder because people seem to not like my thoughts on it lol

[a700hitter]

Lineup

1. Jacoby Ellsbury cf/lf

2. Dustin Pedroia 2b

3. Victor Martinez c

4. Kevin Youkilis 1b

5. David Ortiz dh

6. Adrian Beltre 3b

7. JD Drew rf

8. Mike Cameron lf/cf

9. Marco Scutaro ss

 

Bench- Jason Varitek, Casey Kotchman, Jeremy Hermia, and utility infielder spot is a question. I wouldnt mind them bringing back Nick Green on a 1 year deal.

 

Starting Rotation

1. Jon Lester

2. Josh Beckett

3. John Lackey

4. Clay Buchholz

5. Daisuke Matsuzaka

 

Bullpen

Tim Wakefield

Dustin Richardson

Manny Delcarmen

Ramon Ramirez

Hideki Okajima

Daniel Bard

Jonathan Papelbon

This is pretty close to what I think it will be, but what would Kotchman's role be with VMart, Youk and Beltre doing a first/third base rotation. If Kotchman plays, one of those bats has to sit. There is no fielding upgrade over Youk, Beltre.

[Dipre]

This is pretty close to what I think it will be' date=' but what would Kotchman's role be with VMart, Youk and Beltre doing a first/third base rotation. If Kotchman plays, one of those bats has to sit. There is no fielding upgrade over Youk, Beltre.[/quote']

 

He'll probably get traded.

 

The Sox need flexibility anyways. But remember, it's better to keep him around than to DFA him or give him away.

[a700hitter]

He'll probably get traded.

 

The Sox need flexibility anyways. But remember, it's better to keep him around than to DFA him or give him away.

I can't imagine that there is much of a market for him. They better plant more stories about how he can climb 10 foot walls to catch pop fouls.

[a700hitter]

He'll probably get traded.

 

The Sox need flexibility anyways. But remember, it's better to keep him around than to DFA him or give him away.

If Kotchman gets traded, I'd add another OF in his place.

[Dipre]

If Kotchman gets traded' date=' I'd add another OF in his place.[/quote']

 

I'd like a guy like Jonny Gomes or Fernando Tatis who can play both the OF and 1B.

[a700hitter]

I'd like a guy like Jonny Gomes or Fernando Tatis who can play both the OF and 1B.

I'd go with Gomes over Tatis. I agree that we need a RH bat to fill the spot.

[Dipre]

I'd go with Gomes over Tatis. I agree that we need a RH bat to fill the spot.

 

Give me Nick Green back.

[Cocos Disciples]

Fernando Tatis hit two grand slams in one inning. Since that's one of the earliest pieces of baseball trivia I ever learned, I want him.

[Dipre]

Fernando Tatis hit two grand slams in one inning. Since that's one of the earliest pieces of baseball trivia I ever learned' date=' I want him.[/quote']

 

He'll always have that going for him.

[Emmz]

Booooooooo

[rician blast]

Lineup

1. Jacoby Ellsbury cf/lf

2. Dustin Pedroia 2b

3. Victor Martinez c

4. Kevin Youkilis 1b

5. David Ortiz dh

6. Adrian Beltre 3b

7. JD Drew rf

8. Mike Cameron lf/cf

9. Marco Scutaro ss

 

Bench- Jason Varitek, Casey Kotchman, Jeremy Hermia, and utility infielder spot is a question. I wouldnt mind them bringing back Nick Green on a 1 year deal.

 

Starting Rotation

1. Jon Lester

2. Josh Beckett

3. John Lackey

4. Clay Buchholz

5. Daisuke Matsuzaka

 

Bullpen

Tim Wakefield

Dustin Richardson

Manny Delcarmen

Ramon Ramirez

Hideki Okajima

Daniel Bard

Jonathan Papelbon

 

Good enough for a wild card berth.

[Dojji]

I think the only reason we haven't already signed Green is he wants to see if some weak team with a hole at SS might get desperate. Amazingly enough he's one of the best remaining free agent SS right now, and there may be a team out there who's desperate enough to let him start.

[italstallianion]

Fernando Tatis hit two grand slams in one inning. Since that's one of the earliest pieces of baseball trivia I ever learned' date=' I want him.[/quote']

 

 

 

I think the more interesting piece of trivia is that they were both off of the same pitcher, Chan Ho Park. Man, that guy is on the receiving end of a lot of history if you know what I mean.

[italstallianion]

I'd go with Gomes over Tatis. I agree that we need a RH bat to fill the spot.

 

 

 

I agree on Gomes, but I would choose him only in the event that there'd be a fight between the Sox and Yankees. Granted, Gomes is no Kyle Farnsworth, but I'm sure he's itching to fight a couple of the Yankees, and if s*** ever did go down, Gomes would probably pay for himself. Although Gomes screams Willy Mo Pena to me.

[Dipre]

I think the only reason we haven't already signed Green is he wants to see if some weak team with a hole at SS might get desperate. Amazingly enough he's one of the best remaining free agent SS right now' date=' and there may be a team out there who's desperate enough to let him start.[/quote']

 

He'd have to wait until both Felipe Lopez and Miguel Tejada are off the market. That may not be such a good idea.

[Dojji]

Felipe Lopez is a 2B. Agreed on Tejada.

[Cocos Disciples]

I agree on Gomes' date=' but I would choose him only in the event that there'd be a fight between the Sox and Yankees. Granted, Gomes is no Kyle Farnsworth, but I'm sure he's itching to fight a couple of the Yankees, and if s*** ever did go down, Gomes would probably pay for himself. Although Gomes screams Willy Mo Pena to me.[/quote']

Another reason I wish the Yanks still had Farnsworth. A Gomes v. Farnsworth brawl would be unbelievable.

[Dipre]

I agree on Gomes' date=' but I would choose him only in the event that there'd be a fight between the Sox and Yankees. Granted, Gomes is no Kyle Farnsworth, but I'm sure he's itching to fight a couple of the Yankees, and if s*** ever did go down, Gomes would probably pay for himself. Although Gomes screams Willy Mo Pena to me.[/quote']

 

He has less power than WMP but makes more contact. Dude has a .801 OPS, but he's the type of hitter that gets exposed if given regular AB's. He's the perfect bench bat. But his defense. Ugh.

[italstallianion]

Another reason I wish the Yanks still had Farnsworth. A Gomes v. Farnsworth brawl would be unbelievable.

 

That might be the one fight in which nobody intervened. You'd even fill Petco with that kind of attraction. You just don't break up fights like that.

[Dojji]

I'd go for Tatis because besides a better corner outfield glove than Gomes', he can put the nail in Kotchman's coffin by playing corner infield.

[Dipre]

Felipe Lopez is a 2B. Agreed on Tejada.

 

I know. But if some team's desperate enough to give Green a shot, they might bank on Lopez' history and superior bat too.

 

He's played 602 major league games at SS vs. only 300 at 2B. That has value.

[Dojji]

Sure, but he's -11 there in career UZR/150, and Green is +4.

[Dipre]

That might be the one fight in which nobody intervened. You'd even fill Petco with that kind of attraction. You just don't break up fights like that.

 

Gomes would kick the Professor's ass.

[italstallianion]

He has less power than WMP but makes more contact. Dude has a .801 OPS' date=' but he's the type of hitter that gets exposed if given regular AB's. He's the perfect bench bat. But his defense. Ugh.[/quote']

 

But he's another low average, high power, low BB's, high K's, and poor defense player. At least Adam Dunn could draw walks. While I'm not saying that Gomes is s***, I just think this is a lot like what we thought we'd get out of Willy Mo Pena, so if Gomes can live up to this past season then he'd probably be worth it. At least we won't have to give up an Arroyo to get him.

[Dipre]

Sure' date=' but he's -11 there in career UZR/150, and Green is +4.[/quote']

 

Yeah but Green has played 104 games at SS. Teams could call "fluke" on it and go for the known quantity and superior bat.

[Dipre]

But he's another low average' date=' high power, low BB's, high K's, and poor defense player. At least Adam Dunn could draw walks. While I'm not saying that Gomes is s***, I just think this is a lot like what we thought we'd get out of Willy Mo Pena, so if Gomes can live up to this past season then he'd probably be worth it. At least we won't have to give up an Arroyo to get him.[/quote']

 

As i said, he's the kind of guy better suited for a bench role, and he's better than WMP at getting on base (which is not saying much).

[TheMino007]

1. Ellsbury

2. Pedrioa

3. Martinez

4. Youkilis

5. Ortiz

6. Beltre

7. Drew

8. Cameron

9. Scutaro

 

Not a bad offense, probably slightly above the average run of the mill AL offense. Really wish we could have that big pat in the 4 spot and move Youk up the three spot, but that will have to wait to the trade deadline.

[Dipre]

1. Ellsbury

2. Pedrioa

3. Martinez

4. Youkilis

5. Ortiz

6. Beltre

7. Drew

8. Cameron

9. Scutaro

 

Not a bad offense, probably slightly above the average run of the mill AL offense. Really wish we could have that big pat in the 4 spot and move Youk up the three spot, but that will have to wait to the trade deadline.

 

This is probably still a top five offense in the AL. Slightly above average is an understatement IMO.