Daily Reminder to FO:
Get Carl Crawford!
You don't lose two big bats and replace it with one. Give Crawford his money and then you don't have to worry about much for a couple of years. After you lock up AGon for 8 years, you'll have the core of AGon, Youk, Pedroia, Crawford, Lester, Lackey,and Beckett all tied up on multi year deals. Iglesias or Lowrie should be ready to step in at SS in 2012. Kalish should be ready for RF in 2012. Buccholz will remain under control for a couple of more years. For 2 or 3 years you'll only have to worry about building a bullpen and getting a serviceable catcher. The team should be a beast for 2-3 years with minimal work. Do the damn deal.