FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - For starters, there are a lot of starters. Barring injury, the Red Sox are pretty sure that Josh Beckett, John Lester, Daisuke Matsuzaka, and Tim Wakefield are the front four in the 2009 pitching rotation. That leaves one spot up for grabs, and there's a raft of talent competing for the job. (Full article: 971 words)

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