Ortiz was signed to replace Brian Daubach, who was granted free agency by Boston four days after Ortiz had been let go by the Twins. Daubach and Ortiz had eerily similar numbers, but Theo saw into the future. At the time of the signing, both Daubach and Ortiz had .266 career batting averages. In 2002, they had each hit 20 homers. Daubach had 78 RBI, Ortiz had 75 RBI.
