Mike Lowell or David Ortiz?

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

I'd like to see Lowell be the DH, but because of the running homicide our opponents have put on us I think it's in the team's best interest that V-Mart become the DH and someone like Mark Wagner be promoted to regular catcher.

[Spudboy]

Based on that his bat speed is still there. His bat comes through the zone faster than anyone on the team except for Youkilis and Petey. You don't see it on TV. It's one of those things that you see when you are up close in person. After seeing him last year in May' date=' I went on these boards and said the same thing. I also predicted that he would come close to 30 HRs and 100 RBI, and he did. His bat speed is fine. His timing is all out of sync. His head is messed up. He's jumping at breaking pitches and waiting too long on fast balls. When he clears his head and starts reacting to the ball again instead of guessing, he will still drive the ball. He will not have the power that he used to, because he has lost some distance since the wrist injury.[/quote']

 

I'm supposed to buy that Ortiz is going to turn it around when he has sucked for the past 2 years and hasn't been the same since 2006?

 

It's not like you have any say in the matter.

 

Spark a fatty and relax.

[a700hitter]

Maybe the stats don't show that Ortiz only hit lesser pitchers' date=' but I was there for the game on May 20th last year. That was the game he hit his first home run of the season against Brett Cecil, and well... Bay hit one, Lowell hit one, and Varitek hit two. It stuck out in my mind that Ortiz hit one of FIVE homeruns that day against extremely lousy pitching. Maybe he needs to hit against a crummy pitcher to get his head straight?[/quote']After Cecil, he hit his HRs against the following pitchers. There are some pretty good pitchers in this group ( a number of aces) and some very hard throwers:

 

 

Benson

Burnett

Sabathia

Volstad

Jurjens (6/21)

Stammen

Jurjens (6/26)

Morrow

Cahill

Hochevar

Meche

Guthrie

Breslow

Guthrie

Guardado

Nippert

Ricky Romero

Halladay

Burnett

G. Floyd (2)

McCrory

Arredondo

Rosa

Lerew

Chamberlain

Richmond

[Warren]

Lowell and Ortiz are not going anywhere. No GM in baseball would take either one....unless he wants to be looking for a new line of work. Lowell is no longer able to play everyday and with his money nobody would take. The offer of the Sox paying 95% is no longer on the table. Ortis....well enough said. He has proven he is on his way down....not to say he can't repeat last years output. But the feared clutch power guy we all loved, is no longer around. This wil be his last year with the Sox.

I see Tito doing the righty/lefty thing with them.....and go with the hot hand....when there is one.

[a700hitter]

Ortis....well enough said. He has proven he is on his way down....not to say he can't repeat last years output. But the feared clutch power guy we all loved, is no longer around. This wil be his last year with the Sox.

I see Tito doing the righty/lefty thing with them.....and go with the hot hand....when there is one.

Once a player has hit 50 HRs in a season there is usually only one way to go; however, he can probably still be productive even though he'll never be 2004-2007 Ortiz.