As the calendar turns over to September and this team looks ahead to next year (no, they're not mathematically eliminated but they're not a playoff team, either), here is one man's potential 2011 roster (age as of 3/31/11):
Pitchers
Starters [total 48.67 AAV + Tazawa]:
Buchholz (25) (0.5 AAV) (2014 control)
Lester (27) (6.0 AAV) (2013+t)
Beckett (30) (17.0 AAV) (2014)
Lackey (32) (16.5 AAV) (2014)
Matsuzaka (30) (8.67 AAV) (2012)
(AAA) Doubront (23) (LH)
(AAA) Tazawa (24) (RH) (1.1 AAV)
[AAA SP]
[AAA SP]
(AA) Pimentel (21) (RH)
(assumes no changes in the top five starters)
Bullpen [total 11.86 AAV (est.) + FA]:
Papelbon (30) (10.5 AAV (est.)) (2011 control) (closer)
Bard (24) (0.43 AAV) (RH setup)
[FA LHP]
[FA RHP]
[FA RHP]
Atchison (35) (0.5 AAV)
Bowden (23) (0.43 AAV) (RH) (no options remaining)
(AAA) Richardson (27) (LH)^
(AAA) Manuel (27)
(AAA) Rice (24)
(assumes Okajima is gone, Delcarmen is non-tendered and Wakefield retires, Atchison's option is exercised)
Position players [total 46.92 AAV (est.) + FA for starters + FA and 9.04 AAV for bench]:
Starters:
LF - Kalish (23) (0.43 AAV)
2B - Pedroia (27) (6.75 AAV) (2014+t)
1B - Youkilis (31) (10.31 AAV) (2012+t)
DH - Ortiz (35) (8.0 AAV (est.)) (re-signed through 2012)
CF - Ellsbury (27) (0.75 AAV) (2013 control)
RF - Drew (35) (14.0 AAV) (2011)
3B - [FA 3B]
SS - Scutaro (35) (6.25 AAV) (2011+m)
C – Saltalamacchia (25) (0.43 AAV) (2013 control)
(assumes Martinez (A compensation), Beltre (A compensation), Lowell, Hall, McDonald and Varitek/Cash are gone, Ortiz is resigned as DH for 2/16)
Bench:
Patterson (27) (0.43 AAV)
Lowrie (26) (0.43 AAV) (2014 control)
Wagner (26) (0.43 AAV)
Cameron (38) (7.75 AAV) (2011)
(AAA) Reddick (24)
(AAA) Exposito (24)
(AAA) Anderson (23)
(AAA) Navarro (23)
(AAA) Nava (28)
(AAA) Iglesias (21) (0.55 AAV)
(AA) Tejeda (21)
Pitchers
Starters [total 48.67 AAV + Tazawa]:
Buchholz (25) (0.5 AAV) (2014 control)
Lester (27) (6.0 AAV) (2013+t)
Beckett (30) (17.0 AAV) (2014)
Lackey (32) (16.5 AAV) (2014)
Matsuzaka (30) (8.67 AAV) (2012)
(AAA) Doubront (23) (LH)
(AAA) Tazawa (24) (RH) (1.1 AAV)
[AAA SP]
[AAA SP]
(AA) Pimentel (21) (RH)
(assumes no changes in the top five starters)
Bullpen [total 11.86 AAV (est.) + FA]:
Papelbon (30) (10.5 AAV (est.)) (2011 control) (closer)
Bard (24) (0.43 AAV) (RH setup)
[FA LHP]
[FA RHP]
[FA RHP]
Atchison (35) (0.5 AAV)
Bowden (23) (0.43 AAV) (RH) (no options remaining)
(AAA) Richardson (27) (LH)^
(AAA) Manuel (27)
(AAA) Rice (24)
(assumes Okajima is gone, Delcarmen is non-tendered and Wakefield retires, Atchison's option is exercised)
Position players [total 46.92 AAV (est.) + FA for starters + FA and 9.04 AAV for bench]:
Starters:
LF - Kalish (23) (0.43 AAV)
2B - Pedroia (27) (6.75 AAV) (2014+t)
1B - Youkilis (31) (10.31 AAV) (2012+t)
DH - Ortiz (35) (8.0 AAV (est.)) (re-signed through 2012)
CF - Ellsbury (27) (0.75 AAV) (2013 control)
RF - Drew (35) (14.0 AAV) (2011)
3B - [FA 3B]
SS - Scutaro (35) (6.25 AAV) (2011+m)
C – Saltalamacchia (25) (0.43 AAV) (2013 control)
(assumes Martinez (A compensation), Beltre (A compensation), Lowell, Hall, McDonald and Varitek/Cash are gone, Ortiz is resigned as DH for 2/16)
Bench:
Patterson (27) (0.43 AAV)
Lowrie (26) (0.43 AAV) (2014 control)
Wagner (26) (0.43 AAV)
Cameron (38) (7.75 AAV) (2011)
(AAA) Reddick (24)
(AAA) Exposito (24)
(AAA) Anderson (23)
(AAA) Navarro (23)
(AAA) Nava (28)
(AAA) Iglesias (21) (0.55 AAV)
(AA) Tejeda (21)