ton ▁was ▁trad ed ▁mid way ▁through ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁biggest ▁off ensive ▁question ▁mark ▁was ▁the ▁designated ▁h itter ▁position , ▁with ▁David ▁Ort iz ▁sp ending ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁injured — as ▁was ▁often ▁the ▁case ▁during ▁his ▁Tw ins ▁ten ure . ▁ ▁He ▁started ▁only ▁ 7 8 ▁games ▁as ▁the ▁D H , ▁with ▁Ch ad ▁Allen ▁starting ▁ 2 2 ▁and ▁Brian ▁Buch an an ▁ 1 9 . ▁ ▁P itch ing ▁ ▁Brad ▁Rad ke , ▁Eric ▁Mil ton , ▁and ▁Joe ▁M ays ▁cap ably ▁filled ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁sp ots ▁in ▁the ▁starting ▁rotation ▁throughout ▁the ▁year , ▁with ▁Mil ton ▁and ▁M ays ▁ear ning ▁all - star ▁ber th s ▁for ▁their ▁efforts . ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁two ▁sp ots ▁were ▁question ▁marks , ▁with ▁K yle ▁L oh se ▁making ▁ 1 6 ▁un in sp ired ▁starts , ▁and ▁J . ▁C . ▁Rom ero ▁eleven . ▁ ▁( The ▁team ▁had ▁still ▁not ▁figured ▁out ▁that ▁Rom ero ▁was ▁better ▁su ited ▁to ▁the ▁b ull pen .) ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁weak ▁back ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁rotation , ▁the ▁team ▁trad ed ▁Law ton ▁for ▁pitch er ▁Rick ▁Re ed ▁mid way ▁through ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁Re ed ▁did ▁not ▁quite ▁meet ▁expect ations , ▁going ▁ 4 - 6 ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 . 1 9 ▁E RA ▁in ▁twelve ▁starts . ▁ ▁The ▁b ull pen ▁was ▁in ▁flux . ▁