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Torii on Big Papi

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"He was, I thought, the best hitter in 2002 on our ballclub, and he missed six, seven weeks, and we non-tendered him and the Red Sox picked up a gold mine," Hunter said. "I thought he was the best hitter on our ballclub with the Minnesota Twins. You guys found a diamond in the rough." Read more: http://www.lowellsun.com/redsox/ci_24304794/rivals-ortiz-hunter-form-mutual-admiration-society#ixzz2higzzcD8