punch & judy DH. no thanks.
again, the fact that the manager of the Red Sox has not had JD take some reps at 1b for the past 2 years - especially last spring - is negligence.
people can argue this all they want but every year we need someone that wasn't in the original "plan" to play games at 1b. why not have a guy already on the payroll that has gone on record he likes playing in the field take reps at the position during ST???? negligence.
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Last year, the Sox entered spring training with Moreland, Pearce and Holt all guaranteed spots on the MLB roster. And even Christian Vazquez had a small amount of experience at 1b (granted a single game, but it was a very, very long World Series game). And that's before getting into the minor leaguers, like Chavis and Travis.
I wouldn't go so far as to call it negligence. The Sox had to use Vazquez at 2B last year. Was it negligence that they had no one else take reps there as well?
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
JD played four games at first base in his first year in the pros. He made two errors in four games -- that's a pace of 81 errors in a 162-game season.
Either he's afraid of playing there or they're afraid of him playing there.
thats why it should be looked at in ST. last season. and this season. and the past 2 offseason.
i bet our new HoBO will make sure it happens this spring. sig bet anyone?
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I'd rather pencil Pedey or Vaz in CF than to see JD touch a glove for the remainder of his tenure in Boston ...I think Pedey has better range I'm not kidding .