Why is David Price wearing No. 10? Red Sox hurler keeps switch a mystery

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David Price wants the jersey sleuths to do their own detective work.

During his introductory press conference in Fort Myers, Fla., the Boston Red Sox pitcher was asked why he changed his uniform number from 24 to 10 earlier this offseason.

Here was his response:

I'ma let you guys figure it out. It's not that tough, I feel like you can get it. Somebody will get it and everybody's gonna be like 'oh, ok, wow.'

Thanks for clearing that up, David.

Price did rule out one theory, insisting he didn't choose No. 10 because the Red Sox have nine World Series titles and the next championship would be the 10th.

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So, if it's "not that tough" -- why the sudden switch after wearing No. 24 for each of his last three seasons in Boston?

Here's our best guess: Price wore No. 14 throughout college and during his stints with the Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays. 24 minus 14 is 10. Simple enough, right?

Some also have speculated the Red Sox could be considering retiring No. 24 in honor of either Dwight Evans or Manny Ramirez.

But why No. 10? Here are a few theories we're not ruling out:

-- Price won the Dick Howser Trophy at Vanderbilt as the college baseball player of the year. Howser's No. 10 is retired by the Kansas City Royals.

-- Price finally won a World Series title in his 10th full season in the league. (He appeared in just five games during the 2008 season and technically was a rookie in 2009.)

-- There are 10 letters in David Price's name.

-- His dog, Astro, just turned 10 years old.

We're open to other suggestions, but our money's on the last one.

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