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Reason to Believe Daisuke Matsuzaka Will Have Big Season

by NESN Staff on Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 9:15PM

There’s no question that Daisuke Matsuzaka‘s 2009 season was a major disappointment, but the pitcher’s admission that he was injured from the preseason into the regular season helps explain his drastic dropoff.

So a healthy Daisuke should mean an improved Daisuke, and NESN baseball analyst Peter Gammons explains why there’s reason to believe the Red Sox could see the best that Matsuzaka has to offer.

Check out what he had to say on Monday’s edition of SportsDesk.