There are 456.32 ways that you could write in the Red Sox line-up. And honestly, there aren't many wrong ways of doing it. There could be a flip flop of so many players, and it could work any way. The one way to go about it is to make it tough to make calls to the bullpen for the other team. The opening day will go as follows:
1. Carl Crawford: Too dangerous to not start him here. His ability to steal bases just speaks for itself.
2. Dustin Pedroia: He has this spot locked down. With Crawford in front of him, and his consistency to make contact its a perfect fit. If Carl can get to second base, the pitcher is in for a long battle and a productive out.
3. Adrian Gonzalez: Best hitter with runners in scoring position in the bigs right now. Perfect spot for a left hander to come in with the guarantee Carl will be on second base. Sets up another productive out at the least. If not, a banger off Pesky's Pole.
4. Kevin Youkalis: If the pitcher isn't out of the game by this point, Youk will bring a MVP bat to the plate. He'll wear down CC like sandpaper in wood-shop. His power goes without saying.
5. David Ortiz: Another left handed bat coming after a righty. The good part about his position is he'll see much more pitches now. There's a good on base percentage from all the guys before him, and he'll have great opportunities to snag some RBI's.
6. J.D. Drew: So much emotion, pure heart from him. Sometimes I wish he would just chill out and play , but you can't stop the man from lovin the game.
7. Jarod Salt.....: Not too sure what to expect from him. To be honest, I don't see anything over .270 in his first season. Being under Tek's wing, he'll be more focused on adopting the starting line up.
8. Marco Scutaro: No other spot left for him. Just ignore this part of his game and watch him pick up ground balls.
9. Jacoby Ellsbury: A solid nine hole hitter, or more of a second leadoff hitter. Getting to Jacoby is like starting the line-up over again. Except big Carl's waiting behind.
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