From all accounts, Red Sox honcho
Dave Dombrowski will have around
$30-$40 million of John Henry's spare change to spend this Winter. Of course, Henry
might decide to spend
some of that on fake injury training for his foreign soccer team. Even so, let's say 'DD' has 'only' $30 million—we all know where he's going to spend
most of it, right? The vast hole in the lineup created by the departure of 40-year old
David Ortiz needs to be filled. The most logical candidate is soon-to-be 34-year old
Edwin Encarnación. He's clearly sent signals that he
wants to be here—and he worships
Papi. Plus, he must
salivate at the prospect of lining up
The Green Monster 81 times a year. So, let's dispense with the charade and just measure Edwin for a number ten Red Sox uniform jersey (his number in
The Great White North). I don't think Andover High School's
Ryan Hanigan (the
current #10) will mind—if he's still here on Opening Day.
