Spring training is upon us and so far its been as expected. The Sox have to outslug everyone in order to win. Koji Uehara looks rusty as hell but better be rusty now than in April.
Blake Swihart appears to be a serious challenger for Christian Vazquez' starting catching spot. He'll start the year in Pawtucket but if Ryan Hannigan sucks, gets hurt or if Vazquez sucks or gets hurt, you'll see Swihart sooner than later.
The oblique injury to Rusney Castillo gave Mookie Betts the inside track on the starting centerfield job and he's been outstanding so far.
Clay Buchholz has pitched outstanding so far, but, its only spring. He won't stay healthy all year so the hope is he'll go 10-1 like he did in 2013 before he goes down.
Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval have lived up to their billing, swatting home runs and getting along great. If these two can stay healthy and David Ortiz has one good year left in him, this may be a lineup for the ages.
Justin Masterson has been up and down, which is normal for a 5th starter, but they hoped he'd be a number 3. He either gets the ground ball or someone hits it out, that's not a good thing.
Wade Miley has been all smiles so far, we'll see how that changes when he faces American League pitching.i
Matt Barnes could be their late inning pitching help if Craig Breslow, Uehara or Junichi Tazawa falter.
Today's highlight was Ryan Howard completely airmailing the second basemen on a routine double play ball. Don Orsillo was caught by surprise, "Howard will go to second base..NO, he'll go to left field!"
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