[Misfit]

I'm eager to see how the new and young guys perform. Pedroia did not look as terrible as some people make it out to be. His BABIP was .188 which was way below league average. There's no way that continues considering the amount of line outs he had. I expect good returns on Daisuke and Drew and a return to form for Crisp. The most intriguing to me is Beckett though, who had a pretty terrible year, all things considered. A 5.00 ERA isn't going to do it for a number 2 pitcher. I'm fairly confident he'll improve upon that number but by how much? I think we find out this year if he's capable of being an ace for this staff or just a capable #3-4 type. And then of course there are the guys in the bullpen who could either be great or terrible. There doesn't seem like there is much in between for the Red Sox when it comes to relievers. I also expect Schilling to get his new deal, probably just for '08 with perhaps a mutual option for '09.