When the Red Sox traded for Adrian Gonzalez and signed Carl Crawford during the offseason, they expected them to rejuvenate the team. That hasn't happened yet. While Adrian Gonzalez has 9 hits in his last 30 at bats, he hasn't had the power that Red Sox fans expected in the early going. He is only hitting .267 with only one home run thus far. Carl Crawford has only 3 hits in his last 23 at bats and is hitting a mere .135 on the season with no home runs and 3 runs batted in. Despite the fact that neither player has produced to a level that is expected, the Red Sox have won six of their last eight games. Besides their pitching, most of the production has come from guys like Dustin Pedroia and Jed Lowrie, who are very talented, but not the players who were expected to carry the team.
Jed Lowrie is hitting .426 with 3 home runs and 12 RBI and has an On Base Percentage of .451.
Dustin Pedroia is hitting .314 with 2 home runs and 6 RBI and has an On Base Percentage of .435.
It is also worth noting that their home run leader is Jacoby Ellsbury, who is not known for his power. He has 4 home runs, but is only hitting .190.
Stats from:
http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable_player_stats.jsp?c_id=bos
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