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Scouting the Boston Red Sox

The Red Sox survived a long summer swoon when they were without several key components of their team, and head into the playoffs with one of the strongest teams still playing. They're not the unstoppable force they were in 2007, but if their starting rotation pitches up to its potential, they'll be very tough to beat.

Strengths

Jon Lester

Lester


Josh Beckett

Beckett