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Most glaring needs for eight hyped MLB teams

Boston Red Sox 

Glaring need(s): Designated hitter 

The big blockbuster trade for Chris Sale in the offseason wasn’t the only storyline to hit the Boston Red Sox.

David Ortiz said goodbye to the sport of baseball after two decades of play. This is following a solid season that saw Big Papi lead the league in doubles, RBI, slugging percentage and OPS. He finished 2016 with a .315/.401/.620 line and 38 home runs.

There will never be another David Ortiz, we all know that, so how will the team make sure they go on without him?

They currently house the number one prospect in 22-year-old Andrew Benintendi, who across two teams in the minors batted a .312/.378/.532 line. When he was promoted to the Sox he had a .295 batting average with 31 hits and seven bombs during 34 games.

Will he be worth the hype? Only time will tell.

Sale, of course, will be one of the top stories to watch, which we discussed here. Red Sox fans are also eager to see if David Price will host a bounce-back season. He’s been good, but the team wants great.

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