I think that was the general idea that pena was gonna replace the right field position. But he can't. He can tear the cover off the ball when he gets a hold of it. But he strikes out like 15 times per game LOL. They brought him over because they thoought he had the potential to be a good hitter with the help of the hitting coach. I thought that being around Manny and big Pap at the time, they would work with him and he would take some lessons from those 2 guys. especially Manny as good of a hitter he is. But it never worked out. The guy is a beast and has a ton of power but his lack of plate discipline isn't how the red sox play the game. I think they took a chance on him the same way they took a cjance with big papi before he came over from the twins. He wasn't that good a hitter, but had a lt of power. The red sox signed him and in his 1st year he was amazing. and now he's one of the faces of the franchise. I think the sox were hoping Wily Mo would turn out to be the same way. They were getting a low cost player with power with the potential and hopes of him becoming a better hitter, but it never worked out. I can only imagine what the sox line up would have been like if Wily Mo developed into a better batting average hitter along with his power a few years ago. Big Papi, Manny and Wily Mo batting 3,4, and 5. That would've been great to watch.