I usually think J.D. Drew is a terrific guy to have in the lead-off spot…when he’s hitting.  Right now, the J.D. you are seeing at the plate is the same guy who in 2007 inspired a staggering phalanx of drunken idiots (or, as WEEI refers to them, “callers”) to label him a failure while completely ignoring his prior track record.

He’s in a slump, and has not performed well at all in the lead-off spot.  Maybe the correlation is spurious, maybe it isn’t.  Terry Francona has decided that he’s not taking any chances.

Here’s your lineup for tonight:

Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Dustin Pedroia,. 2B
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
David Ortiz, DH
Jason Bay, LF
J.D. Drew, RF
Mike Lowell, 3B
Jason Varitek, C
Jed Lowrie, SS

Having Lowrie and Lowell in there instead of Green and Kotsay makes quite a bit of difference.  Stay healthy, gang.

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