Why it’s so easy to love Dustin Pedroia

A look at the first half of his career and what has made him the most beloved Red Sox player of this generation.

Red Sox need backup shortstop

With the signing of Adrian Beltre and impending acquisition of Bill Hall, it seems that the Sox only have one thing left to do: dump Mike Lowell to bring in a backup shortstop. Lowell is perhaps even more redundant with the acquisition of Hall, who can play third and has done so primarily for a while now. There are now four third basemen on the roster (Kevin Youkilis included). What the team lacks is a viable backup shortstop. While Hall can play every position but catcher competently, he hasn't tried his hand at short in three years -- and thus shouldn't be considered an option there. He figures to serve as the fifth outfielder and primary third base backup and likely first base as well. He also can appear at second base but is his position of least experience (assuming you sum all his outfield games). Assuming that the team dumps Mike Lowell (who deserves a better fate and I feel should have a nice season in 2010 but it is what it is, and I can't argue with the team's decision), who can they bring in?

Wednesday Quick Hits

Not much going on today, but you have an article from Zach to look forward to for tomorrow! One thing…

Manny, It's all about Manny

There’s way too much stuff going on at the winter meetings for me to post any comprehensive article today. It’s…

Quick Updates

– From RH in the comments: The Red Sox have agreed to a 5-year deal worth $74Million with JD Drew.…

A good defense is the best offense?

With the continued radio silence from Fenway, it’s pretty hard to generate new blog material on the Red Sox right…