TED WILLIAMS AWARD FOR RED SOX PLAYER OF THE YEAR

The Red Sox' offseason was much more entertaining than their regular season. They were pretty bad in 2010. But there were some bright spots. Here are the nominees...

Adrian Beltre - 3B
Jon Lester - SP
Clay Buchholz - SP
David Ortiz - DH

And the winner is...

Clay Buchholz



Buchholz emerged as an elite pitcher in 2010. He was 17-7 with a 2.33 ERA. He finished 6th in Cy Young voting, had the 2nd best ERA in the American League and 3rd best in baseball. He and Lester kept this team close to contention, claiming 36 of the Red Sox' 89 wins. Hopefully, Buchholz and Lester will be the base of the 2011 rotation, which features question marks like Beckett and Matsuzaka.