David Ortiz is already feeling the effect of Manny Ramirez not being in the lineup to protect him, the Globe's Nick Cafardo reports: "Manny was a cleanup hitter, so you don't get that everywhere," said Ortiz. "We're going to play and we're going to see what's happening. Hopefully we'll able to get around it and we'll continue to make adjustments...I've been walking like crazy the last three games. I haven't had too many pitches to hit." Whether the Red Sox can add pop through a waiver-wire deal, or whether they can in the offseason, remains to be seen.