MVN: Most Valuable Network

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JUNE

David Aardsma

12.0/3.75/1.67

12.2/2.13/1.26

10.2/3.38/1.31

2.1/0.00/1.71

He unfortunately got hurt in mid-July, but his 2.75 ERA cumulatively is sexy. Still walks a million.

Josh Beckett

26.1/4.10/0.95

40.2/4.43/1.18

34.0/2.38/1.18

2-3

31.1/5.74/1.53

Yikes! He didn't have that hot of a July, but his other three months were ace-like.

Clay Buchholz

28.2/4.08/1.26

13.2/8.56/2.41

dnp june

0-3

21.1/6.75/1.78

The numbers aren't pretty on the face of it, but he has pitched better than the stats show. Baby steps.

Sean Casey

.353/.431/.471

.364/.391/.409

375/.394/.469

.345/.424/.448

This guy can hit.

Kevin Cash

.323/.371/.419

.273/333/.318

.115/.233/.269

.211/.211/.421

Yawn.

Alex Cora

1.0/1.0/1.0

.259/.310/.296

.190/.292/.333

.294/.400/.353

Cora's been pretty marginalized this year and amid reports of declining range, don't be surprised if we choose not to bring him back next year.

Coco Crisp

.291/.310/.354

.209/.264/.388

.310/.359/.521

.167/.300/.238

Hey Coco, if you want to be traded, you need to pump UP your trade value, not pump it DOWN.

Manny Delcarmen

10.2/6.75/1.50

10.1/3.48/1.55

12.0/2.25/0.75

11.0/.4.91/1.18

MDC's making noise again as a reliable set-up man.

J.D. Drew

.269/.376/.410

.296/.390/.408

.337/.462/.848

.221/.361/.442

The average took a nosedive, but his OBP stayed steady and he still showed power. When he starts getting hits falling in, he'll be back to a force.

Jacoby Ellsbury

.282/.402/.451

.281/.375/.396

.245/.265/.327

.247/.277/.289

Who are you, and what have you done with JA-CO-BY?

Craig Hansen

1.2/5.40/1.20

10.2/6.75/1.59

12.1/2.92/1.46

6.2/9.45/2.55

Jon Lester

35.2/3.79/1.49

36.1/2.97/1.21

32.2/3.03/1.29

3-0

30.2/2.05/1.21

I've run out of superlatives for this guy.

Javier Lopez

9.0/5.00/1.67

9.0/2.00/1.22

12.0/0.75/1.17

10.0/3.60/1.80

Stumbled a bit in July (.351 BAA) but certainly has quieted all his detractors.

Mike Lowell

.138/.219/.172

.301/.341/.558

.351/.425/.608

Erm... yikes. Yeah, he says he's been playing hurt since the Break. Still not pretty... remember, he's now our cleanup hitter.

Julio Lugo

.267/.305/.300

.262/.390/.328

.260/.372/.377

Rejoice: All signs point to Lowrie or someone else being the SS in 2009. Lowrie hit .222/.310/.250 in July.

Daisuke Matsuzaka

30.2/2.35/1.04

28.1/2.54/1.55

6.0/10.50/2.33

2-1

30.2/2.64/1.37

Take a look at the WHIP. Progress?

Justin Masterson

6.0/1.50/1.00

6.1/1.42/0.95

35.2/4.54/1.35

0-1

12.1/3.65/1.22

Methinks he's going to be huge out of the bullpen.

David Ortiz

.198/.300/.375

.318/.409/.617

dnp june

.391/.423/.609

Yep. April was the abberation.

Hideki Okajima

9.1/0.96/1.07

14.2/0.61/0.82

9.1/9.64/2.57

7.2/0.00/1.04

Yeah, that's much better.

Jonathan Papelbon

12.0/1.50/0.58

13.0/2.08/1.08

10.0/1.80/0.60

6 SV

9.1/2.89/1.07

30 saves so far and we're already getting spoiled by how much of a machine he is.

Dustin Pedroia

.306/.352/.423

.260/.295/.374

.356/.407/.545

.350/.398/.485

Drop it like it's hot.

Manny Ramirez

.344/.417/.594

.228/.328/.386

.286/.394/.536

.347/.473/.587

Enough's been said.

Mike Timlin

6.0/13.50/2.83

10.2/2.53/1.13

5.0/9.00/2.20

7.2/1.17/0.78

Now that's more like it!

Jason Varitek

.273/.324/.485

.299/.407/.506

.122/.205/.176

.197/.293/.288

Are we witnessing the demise of Jason Varitek as a starting catcher?

Tim Wakefield

31.0/4.06/1.48

36.0/5.25/1.31

35.0/2.31/1.00

1-3

32.2/4.13/1.02

Perhaps the most under-the-radar performer of the year.

Kevin Youkilis

.316/.391/.495

.300/.343/.600

.337/.415/.554

.300/.371/.556

Good start to the second half. Keep. it. up.