Rate the Red Sox

[sox 06]

What would you give the Red Sox personel for a grade right now?

Offense: A-
Top to bottom its solid.

Defense: B-
Liabilities: Manny, Lugo and Crisp/Pedroia for their arms.

Starting Pitching: A
How will Paps do? Matsusaka?

Bullpen: C-
Its a mess, enough said.

Overall: B+
Great hitting, average defense, top 5 starting rotation if everyone performs and I think their bullpen will hurt them, a lot.

[BlueBandit24]

Your grades look pretty accurate. I would lower the rotation to maybe a B+ since Dice-K and Papelbon are pretty much unknowns in the rotation at this point, although both have great potential. If Beckett can rebound and Schilling has another year left in him, it could shape up to be a very good staff.