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As the Boston Red Sox continue to struggle early in the season, one has to wonder, when does the front office begin to panic? The most publicized issue that the team faces is what to do with designated hitter David Ortiz, who has been awful in the first month of the season. David Ortiz is hitting just .158 with no homeruns and 2 RBI while striking out in 40% of his at bats. If Ortiz continues to struggle, the Red Sox will be forced to sit him down and go out and somehow acquire a bat. There were rumors all winter that the club was trying to trade for Padres 1B Adrian Gonzalez who would provide a much needed boost to the middle of the Red Sox lineup.

While Ortiz’s struggles were somewhat expected, the Red Sox did not anticipate that their starting rotation would have issues as well. Josh Beckett has recovered from a tough first outing against the Yankees, but Jon Lester and prized free agent acquisition John Lackey have struggled. Entering the season, many experts pegged the Red Sox starting rotation to be the deepest and best in baseball, but they have not come through for the team in the early goings. In order for the Red Sox to stay in contention in the toughest division in baseball, their starting pitching must carry the team until the front office goes out and upgrades the lineup.

by Josh Weiner at the Sports Fan Blog Network

Josh Beckett was scratched from last night’s scheduled start against the Toronto Blue Jays with mild spasms in his upper back that may sideline him through the weekend.

Beckett had trouble getting comfortable during the flight home from New York on Sunday and awoke yesterday feeling no better. He called manager Terry Francona, who replaced him with Michael Bowden.

“He’s been feeling it,” Francona said. “Again, this time of year, guys feel a lot. On the plane he tried to get comfortable and couldn’t. He thought he could wake up, take a hot shower and go about his business. When that didn’t happen he called me, and it wasn’t a real difficult decision.”

Click here to read the full article – By John Tomase of Boston Herald

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How did what was once a Cy Young-award caliber season for Josh Beckett go badly off the track over the past three starts?

The way Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell looks at it, the ace has been hit by the combination of faulty command and mechanics, two elements that have clearly gone hand-in-hand.

As always, Beckett worked tirelessly in between starts, trying to fix a three-start skid in which he’s given up 10 home runs while posting a 9.82 ERA.

Click here to read the full article – By Ian Browne of MLB.com

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If Josh Beckett’s past two starts have proved nothing else, it’s that the Red Sox’s ace is human after all.


The numbers weren’t pretty — quite horrid, actually — for the Boston right-hander in the pair of outings. Among the ghastly figures: 13 1/3 innings pitched, 18 hits, 15 runs (all earned) and eight home runs, five of which came in Sunday’s eight-run shellacking against the Yankees to set a new career high.

“Obviously, you tend to remember these [games],” Beckett said late Sunday night. “These are humbling deals. That was a whooping I got today. Those are the only words I’ve got to sum it up.”


Click here to read the full article – By John Barone of MLB.com

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The Red Sox’s lineup hasn’t exactly been a model of consistency this season.

Manager Terry Francona simply doesn’t subscribe to the theory that a spot in the batting order makes or breaks a hitter. That said, the Boston manager would at least like the option of trotting out a regular lineup these days. Though Francona said he’ll eventually decide on a settled order that suits him, such a lineup won’t make an appearance until after the All-Star break.

Click here to read the full article – By John Barone of MLB.com

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