Red Sox Coming Out Strong:

After the trade with Boston Red Sox catcher Jarod Saltalamacchia to the Miami Marlins, the Sox drafted catcher A.J Pierzynski to lead the group into battle. Pierzynski will take over as the Boston Red Sox number 1 catcher this upcoming 2014 season. He signed for a one-year, $8.25 millions contract for the 2014 season. Backup catcher David Ross is on his final season with Boston unless he gets another signing deal. His contract is a two year deal worth $6.2 million dollars, but both catchers will be 37 years old going into opening day at Fenway Park.

 Manager John Farrell has a third string catcher, Ryan Lavarnway, which looks like he is not being traded and they will keep this young kid for the future. Everyone wonders what they have left inside them and if it will help or hurt the defending champions, The Boston Red Sox. They will be coming out of the gate swingning and ready to go back to the playoffs in October. They started spring training with two wins over Boston College and Northeastern. The Sox staring lineup was,

1. Grady Sizemore, LF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. David Ortiz, DH
4. Mike Nappoli, 1B
5. Jonny Gomes, RF
6. Xander Bogaerts, SS
7. Will Middlebrooks, 3B
8. Ryan Lavarnway, C
9. Jackie Bradley Jr., CF
SP-- Brandon Workman, P

Now thats a solid lineup! I'm thinking, and I know all of the Boston Red Sox fans are too, that we NEED another championship to prove that is wasn't just luck to go from worst to first, it was the skill and bond between the brothers. They won their third championship in 10 years and this has to be my favorite year. All the beards made the team come closer, and realize what they are working for. I went to a game with my brother and it was Beard Day at Fenway Park, if you had a beard you got in for a dollar. It could be fake, drawn on, or an actual beard. Seeing everyone at  Fenway wearing beards and going along with the spirit of the Red Sox orginization was the key factor in the 2013 World Series win!