On this week’s Starting 9, we’ve got Dustin Pedroia on with us to talk about a wide range of topics. We’re discussing how his knee is doing, when he expects to return to the Red Sox lineup, what his workload will be like once he does return, how closely he’s been following the team this year, if he’s been told where he’ll be hitting, if he cares where he hits in the lineup, if he feels like he still has something to prove, what Alex Cora brings to the table that was lacking last year, the story behind him flipping his bat in Game 7 of the 2007 ALCS, his favorite David Ortiz story, the story about Manny Ramirez buying him a Rolex, and a lot more.

Outside of the interview, we have a BIG discussion on the WAR statistic, Mike Trout already accumulating the WAR of a Hall of Fame centerfielder, Gleyber Torres setting the world on fire, Rafael Palmeiro hitting a home run in indy ball as a 53-year-old, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. still murdering baseballs at the minor league level, the Arizona Diamondbacks falling off a cliff, the Rays using reliever Sergio Romo to start back-to-back games for them, whether or not Indians fans should be concerned about their team, and some Twitter questions from the Grounds Crew.

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