Who Will The Red Sox Get This Year: Big Papi or David Ortiz

Posted: 26th March 2010 by Sean Kennedy in MLB
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Over the past couple of seasons, the rapid decline of David Ortiz has been somewhat spectacular.  Ortiz has not hit 30 or more home runs since 2007. His batting average dropped to .264 in 2008, and .238 last year. Meanwhile, his OBP dipped to an anemic .332 last season. In 2006 and 2007, Ortiz had more walks than strikeouts. But last season, Ortiz struck out 134 times and drew 74 walks. And in 2008, Ortiz posted 74 strikeouts and 70 walks.  His current trend is a bad one. He has been going in the wrong direction for two straight years. That's why there was so much interest in Ortiz going into spring training. If Ortiz swings a potent bat this season, the Red Sox offense will be all the better for it. But there is reason for concern. The Red Sox DH started miserabl ...

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