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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Five things to know about the Boston Red Sox:
1. Yes, the buzz has been all about how the Red Sox single-mindedly looked to improve their defense over the winter, but let's not forget that they also now have four infielders who have scored 100 or more runs at least once in their careers: First baseman Kevin Youkilis, second baseman Dustin Pedroia, shortstop Marco Scutaro and third baseman Adrian Beltre. Offensively, there is definitely a transition from the big-bopping Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz days (heck, even from last summer's Jason Bay days), but this is the first time a Red Sox club has had an entire infield that has scored 100 or more runs in a season since opening day 1951 with Walt Dropo, Bobby Doerr, Vern Stephens and Lou Boudreau.
2. So what does the highly respected Baseball Prospectus PECOTA ratings predict for David Ortiz, 34, in 2010? A season similar to last year's: 25 homers, 89 RBI, a .259 batting average and a .479 slugging percentage.
3. While second baseman Pedroia's batting average dropped 30 points from his MVP season of 2008 (.326) to 2009 (.296), his other numbers remained fairly consistent: .371 on-base percentage (.376 in '08), 15 homers (17 in '08) and 72 RBI (83 in '08). And in one of the most impressive stats going, Pedroia over the past two seasons has more doubles (102) than strikeouts (97).
4. One thing making the Red Sox's plan go is the class of Mike Lowell, who is sucking it up this spring and not complaining even though he's the odd man out at third with Adrian Beltre, and Jacoby Ellsbury, who started 150 games in center field last summer but is shoving over to left willingly to make room for Mike Cameron. "I'm excited about it," Ellsbury says, before quipping: "Hopefully, I can save my legs a little bit. At least, that's what they tell me. I don't know if it's true or not. I hope that's the case." Ellsbury has swiped an AL-leading 120 bases over the past two seasons.
5. With aging captain Jason Varitek (37) fading, former Cleveland Indian Victor Martinez will get most of the time behind the plate. As Ortiz's power appears to diminish, Martinez, whose career high is 25 homers, will be one of Boston's biggest power threats (he hit a combined 23 in 155 games for Cleveland and Boston in 2009). However, he's the one piece that doesn't fit in with the Red Sox's emphasis on run prevention: Over his career, he's only thrown out 24 percent of opposing baserunners attempting to steal. In 31 games behind the plate for the Red Sox in '09, he threw out only 11 percent (2 of 17).
