Sox Hitting Woes Continue: Help Needed

Weak Hitting Catches Up to Red Sox
OK. When are the Boston baseball writers - and many fans - going to come out of their denial about the Red Sox hitting? Maybe the past few days will help convince people that, yes, the Sox need to add hitting if they want to compete with the Yankees, Rays or anyone else this fall.
Tonight, the Sox made Tommy Hunter look like Roy Halliday - scratching out only four hits against the very young Ranger starter, who they clobbered last year. Lately, the Sox cannot hit any pitchers, it seems. No one in the lineup has looked great, but, Drew, Ellsbury, Varitek and Green have really struggled.
In the past day or two, some have discussed the need for more production from the leadoff hitter - whether it's been Ellsbury or Drew. I must say I do not think Ellsbury is ready to perform well in that role. Why? It's very simple: He doesn't take nearly enough pitches, and, doesn't walk nearly enough. Plus, and this is huge: He is not a good "contact hitter." Ellsbury, at this young point in his career, swings early - and commits early - at the incoming pitch. He needs to wait longer and see the ball longer if he is to become a better hitter.
Can Ellsbury improve enough to be a good leadoff hitter in the second half of 2009? I doubt it, but, I hope so.
The Sox are simply expecting too much out of certain hitters. David Ortiz is an example. He's still not what he used to be, and it's probably unlikely to reach that level. Tonight, for example, when he came up against Hunter in the 6th inning with Youkilis on 2nd base, (Youkilis had just doubled in Pedroia to get the Sox within one run), Ortiz got a hittable pitch down the middle and popped it up, ending the threat. Ortiz has hit so many popups and harmless flyballs this year that it's ridicolous. In the past, Big Papi might have drilled that pitch for an extra base hit.
I won't go on. Drew needs an adrenalin injection or something to get more aggressive at the plate. He appears so indifferent as he watches strike after strike hit one of the corners.
Anyway, it's time for Theo and company to get realistic about this line-up - by adding to it!
Pitching, by Accident, Just Got Better
Tim Wakefield is on the disabled list, forcing the Sox to call up Clay Buchholz. I think Buchholz' mere presence on the staff makes the Sox a bit better - by forcing Epstein, Farrell and Francona to compare his stuff to the pitches thrown by Penny and Smoltz -- and maybe decide Buchholz deserves a few chances, or, a regular spot in the rotation. I just wish Buchholz didn't have to start by facing the Rangers lineup tomorrow because they have a few very tough hitters.
Tonight's game, in my view, is perhaps the best recent evidence of the Sox need to get a hitter at the Trading Deadline. Why? The Sox ace, Josh Beckett pitched tonight - and pitched quite well, but the Sox couldn't put any runs on the board -- so, his quality pitching ended up being irrelevant. You can't win with pitching only, Theo, no?