A gimpy Youk, an aging Papi, a big question mark over Crawford, mediocre bats in Reddick, Salty and Scutaro...and can Ellsbury replicate the year he just had? Who knows?
We should be able to bank on Pedroia batting .300 with 20 HR's....Gonzo batting .325 with hopefully more HR's....It would be nice to see Papi hit like he did again, but who knows?
The lineup looked a lot better last preseason with a shiny new Carl Crawford batting second.
As for the pitching, well, collectively, it's middle of the road, with a core of guys who apparently don't give a s***. That's a problem.