Oh no

Injuries are finally starting to catch up with the Red Sox. Curt Schilling has had an extremely rough time coming back from a sore right shoulder. He has been pushed back 3 times already from returning. Crisp and Beckett have already missed time. Now, it appears that Ortiz may be out for awhile. He has been having soreness in his quads and hamstring problem. The plan right now is for the surgery to wait till the off-season, but that could easily change.

The question must be ask, if Papi is gone what do the Sox do? If they are going with internal options, it must be Brandon Moss. He could take over in left and put Manny at DH. I know everyone will want to see Ellsbury up, but i really don't think he is ready. Not to mention that he doesn't really make up for what we lose in Papi. I think a platoon of Moss and Pena will take up some of the slack left from Papi. Obviously, Drew, Manny, Lugo, and Crisp are going to need to start playing to their potential.

If we go outside the organization, where do we look? There are only 2 players out there that could help make up for Ortiz, Adam Dunn and Mark Teixeira. The problem with Teixeira is he's a first baseman. I would much rather find an outfielder or DH so the transition could be smooth. Getting a first baseman means either Youks or Lowell will be DHing, and both are extremely good in the field. Dunn would be very nice. We could throw him in left, than next year put him at 1st when Lowell walks. That would be my choice. But to be honest, i don't know if the price for either player would be worth it.