Well, i'm not a newbie to red sox fandom, and I think Pedroia will be an O.k. player, I was simply pointing out that Lorreta was good for us last year and and wondering if it was a good idea to not give him a one year deal. IMO, I don't think Pedroia is the long term answer at second base. Does that statement make me a newbie red sox and baseball fan. Allthough I will say I'm a fairly new sox fan sense I started following the sox in 1995, when I became old enough to start to understand the game of baseball.