I may have trust issues, so excuse my hesitance to put any real meaning into early individual numbers.

But they are all we have up to this point...

The team, and by team I mean the Boston Red Sox, is 7-6. 

Not great, not bad, slightly better than mediocre, etc.

Some have struggled, some have been great, and some have been okay. 

Let us dive into a quick take on each hitter in the everyday lineup...

Jacoby Ellsbury:  OPS+ 55

On this day 70 years ago, Ted Williams made his major league debut, going 1-for-4 with a double while hitting sixth against the New York Yankees.

Twelve men involved in that game went on to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, including Williams, Joe Cronin, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Bobby Doerr, and Jimmie Foxx.

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With an emerging story that Jed Lowrie will apparently miss the remainder of the season with wrist surgery, the Red Sox seem to be out of options at shortstop, with not only Lowrie but also Julio Lugo on the disabled list.

At least this problem is only temporary, because Julio Lugo, currently playing in extended Spring Training games, is set to return to the Red Sox on Monday.

Lugo may not be exactly what one would call a fan favorite, and I'm not really a huge Lugo fan myself, but this comes as a blessing in disguise.

Casey Fossum is a 31 y/o left handed pitcher who signed a minor league contract with the Mets in January. Fossum is a former No. 1 draft pick of the Boston Red Sox in 1999, he spent most of his career with the Sox and Rays but has had short stints with the Tigers, Pirates, Padres and D-Backs.

April 18, 2009 - 4:10pm ET

Chris Carter is a big, strong nerd.

Or better said: an intelligent and powerful first-base prospect.

In this new SoxTeaParty.com-exclusive series 'Unobstructed View', we will take closer look at a range of different Red Sox players and organizational staff—bringing you a new perspective on what the Red Sox has to offer.

With Gary Sheffield's 500th career home run last night at the new Citi Field, Sheff entered a group that includes only 24 other men - quite a feat considering the hundreds and hundreds that have played major league baseball.

It got us to thinking about what other baseball milestone could be achieved this season. By the way, props to Paul Konerko and Jermaine Dye for not only hitting their 300th career home runs but doing it back-to-back. Now that is pretty awesome.

Dustin Pedroia, you say you are experiencing cold-like symptoms? 

Boom!  15-day DL.

Jason Varitek, you say that you don't feel quite like you did when were 31 years old?

See ya!  15-day DL. 

So, they aren't that careful with their personnel. 

But, they are very careful indeed.

And one reason they can do that is because they currently have as much depth as any organization. 

If Drew, Ellsbury, or Bay go down for a short period of time, Rocco can take over.

Down seven runs to begin the bottom of the second inning, Boston never changed their approach at the plate. The Red Sox knew they were given too many innings to catch up.

J.D. Drew lead off the inning with a walk and Jason Bay followed crushing his third home run of the season into Baltimore's bullpen cutting the lead to 7-2.

Boston's comeback was just getting started.

Maybe the Pawtucket Red Sox lost the battle Friday night, in their home opener against the Leigh Valley Iron Pigs.

But because knuckleballer Charlie Zink and reliever Billy Traber gave them nine innings, the PawSox may win the war, the war being the remainder of a six-game homestand.

The Iron Pigs eked out a 4-3 victory before an all-time McCoy Stadium record crowd of 11,892, but the PawSox's situation is more encouraging given the efforts of Zink and Traber.

Here's why.

Buster Olney of ESPN made this comment on Mike and Mike in the Morning, an ESPN morning radio program: "If the Detroit Tigers are out of the playoff race early this season, look for them to trade Miguel Cabrera to the Red Sox, since the Red Sox are one of the few teams that could take on a large salary."

Cabrera is in the second year of an eight-year, $153 million deal. His annual salary ranges from $15 million to $22 million a year.