Finding a replacement for Ortiz 
Sprinkled around major league camps are several players who will be counted on by their teams to bounce back from lackluster seasons. Surely the Mets will need Oliver Perez to rebound for the team to be competitive in the NL East, while Detroit hopes Magglio Ordoņez can justify the $18 million they will pay him this season and Chicago is depending on Alfonso Soriano to become a middle-of-the-order offensive force.
To read more about how the Red Sox are beginning to take stock of possible replacements for David Ortiz, you must be an ESPN Insider.
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Jorge Aranguré
Jorge Aranguré Jr. is a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine. He joined ESPN in May 2007 after spending three years as a baseball writer for The Washington Post. Previously, he covered baseball for The Bergen Record, in Hackensack, N.J. Aranguré has a B.A. in history from the University of Southern California and a M.A. in journalism from Syracuse University. You can contact him at jorge.arangure@espn3.com or follow him on Twitter: @jorgearangure.
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