With all quiet in Camp Tranquility down in Fort Myers, FL, we dig into the bag of tricks and call on Chad Finn from Boston.com to bring some fresh perspective. Whether it’s talking about your favorite Red Sox players of all time or ranking the 2009 team by importance from 25 down to 1, there’s never a shortage of Red Sox angles to talk about when Chad’s around.
And, oh yeah, are there really “Julio Lugo will be the starting shortstop” rumors floating around these parts? Say it ain’t so…
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New Poll Question: Better or Worse: Jason Varitek’s Average in 2009?
Coming off a career low batting average of .220 in 2008 and one of the lowest averages for a primary catcher in the past ten years, will Jason Varitek be able to right the ship and break the .240 barrier this season? Vote in the poll to the left and give your community projection for Varitek here. Find out how you all responded to our previous poll, “How many bases will Jacoby Ellsbury steal in 2009?” after the jump.
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Outside of the name Mark Teixeira, and albeit for very different reasons, no other name was uttered more this offseason than Jason Varitek. Now that the captain is back in Boston for at least one, and more likely two seasons, let’s put the “should we bring Varitek back talk” behind us and focus on the “now that we know he’s here, what do we expect in 2009″ talk.
Many people expect that given the Red Sox willingness to walk away from Varitek this offseason, that it is likely that the 2009 season marks the end of Varitek as a full time catcher. With Josh Bard on board for the upcoming season, some thing it likely that ‘Tek may only see 60% of the action this season (320 – 360 at bats).
While the Red Sox will certainly rest Jason Varitek more this season than only every fifth game when Tim Wakefield is pitching, given Terry Francona’s modus operandi with veteran players, I would prepare yourself for 400+ at bats from the captain this season.
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