Still... signing JD Drew and keeping Manny brings up the possibility of a Youkilis-Drew-Ortiz-Manny top 4. All of them are capable of .400 OBP seasons, and as a collective unit, they'll certainly achieve that. The only question is how they'll find Wily Mo Pena the at-bats he needs to become the force they hope he can.

For being research analysts, they didn't seem to do a lot of research. Oh well. Glad they're getting paid.

Seemed like a bunch of college kids giving their opinion, but imitating the writing style of analysts. That is great research! Thanks for the link.