One of the ignored topics so far this spring is who is going to be the lead-off hitter. The Sox have employed several players at the top of the order for the past few years so lets take a look at the options:
Ellsbury- a perfect lead-guy; can create trouble for defenses when he is on base…but will he start?
Coco- good speed but no bat during the last 2 seasons and a pretty low .330 OBP
Pedroia- only 7 SB’s last year but an OBP of .380….. an OK choice but not great
Youk- walks were down last year but a .390 OBP…….not exactly a threat to steal
Lugo- weak OBP of . 294 but 33 SB….if he can bat this year he might be OK
The spring games start Thursday and should shed some light on to who’s number Tito will pencil in at the top of the order
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