How the 2013 Red Sox Were Built

David Schoenfield wrote an awesome article about the 2013 Red Sox and where every player came from. It's pretty interesting to see where the magic came from. I thought I'd share the article and provide my report card (a bit late) for the 2013 season.

Craig Breslow - Expectations: D+, Midseason: B, Final: B+.
Jake Peavy - Expectations: B, Midseason: N/A, Final: B-.
Ryan Dempster - Expectations: B-, Midseason: C, Final: C+.
Felix Doubront - Expectations: C, Midseason: B-, Final: B.
John Lackey - Expectations: F, Midseason: A, Final: A+.
Jon Lester - Expectations: B+, Midseason: B, Final: A-.
Junichi Tazawa - Expectations: C-, Midseason: B+, Final: B+.
Koji Uehara - Expectations: C-, Midseason: A, Final: A+.
Clay Buchholz - Expectations: C, Midseason: A-, Final: B+.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia - Expectations: C+, Midseason: B-, Final: C+.
David Ross - Expectations: C, Midseason: N/A, Final: B+.
Stephen Drew - Expectations: D, Midseason: C+, Final: B.
Mike Napoli - Expectations: C+, Midseason: B+, Final: A-.
Dustin Pedroia - Expectations: A -, Midseason: A, Final: A+.
Mike Carp - Expectations: D+, Midseason: B+, Final: B.
Jacoby Ellsbury - Expectations: B, Midseason: A-, Final: B+.
Jonny Gomes - Expectations: C-, Midseason: B, Final: B+.
Daniel Nava - Expectations: C, Midseason: A, Final: B.
Shane Victorino - Expectations: B-, Midseason: B, Final: A+.
Will Middlebrooks - Expectations: B+, Midseason: C-, Final: B-.
David Ortiz - Expectations: B, Midseason: A, Final: A+.
John Farrell - Expectations: D, Midseason: A, Final: A+.
Boston Red Sox - Expectations: C-, Midseason: A, Final: A+.

Great season.