The last time you asked me something like that I wrote a few paragraphs, then never got a reply. LOL.
I like Pedroia and Youk and Papelbon. I like Bard and Hermida in their roles. I like Tito Francona. And Lester. I even like Dice and am pretty sure he'd be a much better pitcher somewhere else. I like Beckett's attitude and his mound presence. I like Wake. And Mike Lowell. And our excellent center fielder, Jacoby Ellsbury. And I like Drew in the 8-hole at $4 million.
Hey, it is what it is. Glad you're finally on a high horse, as it's been a couple games since Beltre has booted a ball hit directly at him.
Of course, we still get that tense empty feeling in the stomach each time it's hit to third...
A lot of it in April and some of it now. Although the errors (called and non-called) have slowed a bit, we're still seeing poor plays that don't show up on the stat sheet.
It's all about value. Draft position is a fair indicator of value early in the season. Season performance becomes more important as the season progresses.