Once through the rotation...

On this very blog, I said the Red Sox rotation was the big question mark. So far, not that good. Schilling looked like a man who sold his body for a ring. Beckett got a win but struggled big time with control. Diasuke did pretty well. Wakefield pitched a Pedro Martinez-like gem and lost. He was hung out to dry by his offense. And on automatic win day, Tavarez did his best Jon Lestor impersonation. It was looking pretty good, as he got out of a bases loaded, nobody out jam in the second without surrendering a run. In the third, the Rangers again loaded the bases after scoring two runs on a J.D. Drew Error. This time, Texas capitalized on the opportunity, plating two more, making the score 4-2 Texas, and they never looked back. All and all, this scares me.

The other concern I had was the catchers offensive spot. So far, Boston Backstops are 2-18 at the plate. Sucks.

Ortiz is also off to a slow start, and Coco Crisp still sucks and doesn't have an injury excuse anymore. The one good thing is it's early yet. Other good things include Dustin Pedroia and J.D. Drew. Both have been really good at the plate so far.

I'll reevaluate where we are once again next time through the rotation.