No Big Papi, but Red Sox still loaded with youth, pitching (Yahoo Sports)

When David Ortiz took one final, hat-tipping trot around Fenway in October, with him went the franchise's biggest personality and one of the last links to its most recent run of Word Series titles. Boston is about to get its first full bite of life without Big Papi's on-field heroics and clubhouse leadership. David's going to be missed - we know that,'' manager John Farrell said.