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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Feb 14, 2023 14:20:47 GMT -5
Red Sox’s Adalberto Mondesí is ‘Xander-esque’ in size, strength, Alex Cora says
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023, 11:00 a.m.|Published: Feb. 14, 2023, 10:43 a.m.
By
Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Red Sox manager Alex Cora was surprised by Adalberto Mondesí's size when he first saw him here at spring training.
“Wait till you see him,” Cora said here at the JetBlue Park complex Tuesday. “I thought he was like smaller. But he’s like Xander-esque as far as like tall, strong, big legs.”
Boston acquired Mondesi, a second baseman/shortstop, from the Royals on Jan. 24. The 27-year-old is returning from ACL surgery he underwent last May. He was limited to just 15 games in 2022.
Mondesí, Kiké Hernández and Christian Arroyo are the only experienced middle infielders on the 40-man roster. Hernández will start at shortstop. Cora said Tuesday that Arroyo is Boston’s starting second baseman “as of now.”
“(Mondesí) was running yesterday and you can see it. He’s elite in speed,” Cora said. “He’s running at 70% and you can see it. Dynamic, good defender. We still have to work on the offensive side of it just to make sure he gets on base at a higher rate. But this guy, I saw one season his on-base percentage was .308 and he stole 24 bags so the stolen base aspect is real.”
Mondesí led the league with 24 steals during the shortened, 60-game 2020 season. He has dealt with injuries throughout his entire career, limiting him to 358 games over seven seasons.
He had 43 steals and a league-leading 10 triples in 102 games in 2019. He stole 32 bases in 75 games in 2018.
Mondesí, once ranked by Baseball America as the No. 28 prospect on its Top 100, has batted just .244 with a .280 on-base percentage, .408 slugging percentage and .687 OPS as a major leaguer.
“The defense is really good,” Cora said. “The offensive part of it, we’ll help him. He can bunt whenever he feels like. So we’re excited about it. We’ll use the three of them, you know, the right way when everybody is healthy. We’ve just got to make sure everybody’s healthy.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Feb 14, 2023 14:24:09 GMT -5
Red Sox lineup a mystery, but Alex Cora hints that Rafael Devers won’t hit second
Published: Feb. 14, 2023, 11:08 a.m.
Rafael Devers
By
Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Rafael Devers hit second 103 times for the Red Sox last season. Barring a surprise, he won’t be returning to that spot in the lineup much in 2023.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora wouldn’t tip his hand much Tuesday when asked about lineup construction but did say he hopes to separate Masataka Yoshida and Devers, who are both left-handed hitters, in Boston’s lineup. Yoshida is projected to hit leadoff, so Devers seems more likely to hit third in the Sox’ new-look batting order.
“We’ve got a bunch of lefties and we got to find a way to balance it,” Cora said as spring training opened at Fenway South. “Obviously the opposition will dictate what we do too. But we have to find a way — I’ll say it now — we have to split up Yoshida and Raffy. “We’ve got to find a way.”
In his four years as manager, Cora has often prioritized balancing his lineup by alternating right-handed and left-handed hitters. Last year, Devers often hit second behind righties Tommy Pham and Kiké Hernández. This year’s edition of the lineup will likely have a righty behind Yoshida at the top.
While Hernández and Justin Turner, who gets on base at a high clip, are two prime candidates to hit second, though Turner could hit cleanup as well (at least until Trevor Story returns in the middle of the season). Two lefties (Alex Verdugo and Triston Casas) and one righty (Adam Duvall) will likely be in the middle of the order with the bottom of the group consisting of platoon options. Christian Arroyo and the switch-hitting Adalberto Mondesí (when healthy) are the top options at second base while Reese McGuire will likely share the catching position with either Connor Wong or Jorge Alfaro as a right-handed complement. Cora may mix and match different lineups throughout the team’s Grapefruit League schedule.
“I always have a pretty good idea but we have to try a lot of stuff,” he said.
With at least three new offensive contributors (Yoshida, Turner, Duvall) in the mix, Boston’s lineup will look drastically different than the 2022 edition which featured Xander Bogaerts, J.D. Martinez, Pham and others. Cora believes it has a chance to be significantly better in 2023 after last season brought disappointing production.
“I do believe last year we struggled offensively,” Cora said. “I know we scored a lot of runs, but we weren’t as consistent as we usually are. It’s a different group. It’s a different dynamic.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Feb 14, 2023 14:25:16 GMT -5
Alex Cora on Red Sox projected to finish last: ‘The way we played last year, I don’t blame them’
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023, 11:17 a.m.|Published: Feb. 14, 2023, 11:16 a.m.
By
Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The experts aren’t too high on the 2023 Red Sox.
Fangraphs’ ZiPS Projected Standings, for example, predicts the Red Sox to finish last in the AL East with a 79-83 record (.488 winning percentage).
“I mean, the way we played last year, I don’t blame them,” manager Alex Cora said here at JetBlue Park on Tuesday when asked about those projecting Boston to finish last.
The 2022 Red Sox went 78-84 and finished last in the AL East. It was their second last-place finish in three years under chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom.
Bloom turned over the roster significantly this offseason. There are 16 new players on the 40-man roster.
Thirty-two players — including Xander Bogaerts, J.D. Martinez, Nathan Eovaldi and Michael Wacha — who appeared in games for the 2022 Red Sox are no longer with the organization.
Boston added several interesting players, including Justin Turner, Masataka Yoshida, Kenley Jansen, Adam Duvall, Chris Martin and Corey Kluber.
Cora was asked his message to fans.
“Just get better,” Cora said. “I’m not gonna come here and say that we’re gonna play Nov. 5, or whenever Game 7 or Game 6 of the World Series is. But we’re going to get better. I always say, we’ve got a good baseball team, you know. We’ve got a bunch of guys that have done it before. Some of them they’ve been together in other venues and they were successful. Hopefully, we can accomplish that here in Boston.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Feb 14, 2023 14:26:22 GMT -5
Red Sox’s Alex Cora: New bases look like ‘a pizza box’
Published: Feb. 14, 2023, 12:14 p.m.
By
Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Three significant rule changes will be introduced in 2023.
There will be a pitch timer and larger bases, which both should increase stolen bases in the major leagues. The pitch timer also obviously is intended to help speed up the pace of play.
Shifts will be banned as well.
MLB thinks the larger bases should improve player safety.
“Wait till you see them (the bases),” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said here at JetBlue Park on Tuesday. “They look like a pizza box to be honest. I mean, I get it. Four inches, that’s huge. I think there was a play toward the end of the World Series that it was a bang-bang play at second. He got called out. Probably with the new bases, he’s safe. So that’s gonna be a changer. But talking to the minor league coaches and everybody that used the rules last year, it’s not that all of a sudden we’re gonna steal 100 bags with a guy. The value of the outs is still in play, and you get 27 (outs). So you’ve gotta be smart. You’ve gotta be efficient.”
Spring training will be an important time for players to get acclimated to the new rules. However, 12 players in the organization will participate in the World Baseball Classic where the new rules will not be implemented.
“I agree with the rules but the timing is a little bit tougher because of the tournament,” Cora said. “But it is what it is. We got a lot of guys who are going to the tournament and we have to do a good job the first 10, 15 days to get them used to it. You’ll see a lot of pitch clocks all over the place and you’ll hear horns and all that stuff trying to remind guys of the pitch clock, which is the most important thing.”
Banning of shifts puts a premium on defense, especially range for infielders who will need to get a strong first step to ground balls.
“The shift, we’ll see how it plays,” Cora said. “I think teams are still gonna be smart enough to use guys in certain spots. You know, like, you might see the second baseman waiting in the hole and the first baseman off the bag. So you get creative. ... We will be creative in spring training with the outfield alignment too. Obviously we play in a very unique setup with the Green Monster in left field. So we’ll see what we can come up (with) and try to use our defense to our advantage.
“You’ve gotta play good defense,” Cora added. “I think that’s very important. I think defensively we’re going to be OK.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Feb 14, 2023 14:34:42 GMT -5
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne · 3h Chris Sale is throwing a bullpen tomorrow and Saturday and will face hitters next week.
Cora says of the Red Sox lineup, they have a lot of lefties. The key to the construction, in his mind, is finding a way to split up Yoshida and Devers. Devers loves hitting second. Yoshida seems suited to lead off.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Feb 14, 2023 14:38:01 GMT -5
Alex Speier @alexspeier · 5h Cora: “With all the people that left, we need to build a new clubhouse.” Cora disagrees with Hernández’s assessment that Red Sox got “comfortable” with losing last year. “I take pride in what we did. We played all the way to the end.”
Sale is throwing a bullpen session tomorrow. Cora on whether Sox will open with five-man rotation: “We’ll see”
Paxton described this as a normal, healthy spring training. “Feels like it’s been a while,” he said.
First look at Jarren Duran swinging this spring. Hands are higher and leg lift is basically eliminated in what appears to be an effort to have a simpler, more direct swing.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Feb 14, 2023 14:40:39 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 4h Cora says the rotation decisions will wait until the end. Didn’t say the were necessarily committed to a five-man rotation. Obviously a lot of health questions with that group.
Sale has bullpens Wednesday and Saturday then will face hitters next week. That’s right on schedule.This is the first time in 3-4 years it's ben a normal spring for him.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Feb 14, 2023 14:41:23 GMT -5
Sean McAdam @sean_McAdam · 47m For what was essentially 1st day of spring training - w/ Cora and Bloom speaking -- there were 5 Boston media outlets in Fort Myers: 1 TV station and 4 newspapers/web sites. If that doesn't greatly concern the Red Sox, it should. Not long ago, that number would have been tripled.
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 26m This is partially a product of the changing media business, not just the product on the field.
But there's also a feeling the team is indifferent about media coverage.
As Sean said, this trend should concern them.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Feb 14, 2023 14:42:35 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 25m On a happier note, saw Dwight Evans at the ballpark yesterday.
With Covid restrictions lifted, more of the not-so-old-timers should be coming back.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Feb 14, 2023 14:45:30 GMT -5
Red Sox Stats @redsoxstats · 3h If you're going to split up Yoshida and Devers, you're going to need to go LL at some point in the order anyway.
Against RHP I would go Yoshida, Turner, Verdugo, Devers, Duvall, Casas
Keeps your best hitter out of 3rd.
vs. RHP 2020-22: Turner 132 wRC+, Verdugo 121, Devers 149
The ol' lineup analysis tool spits out Devers batting 4th 30 of the top 30 optimized lineups. Has Yoshida leadoff 23 times, with Turner and Casas taking the other 7 spots. 2, 3 and 5 are quite jumbled, with Duvall 6th nearly every time.
Lots more on this over the next month.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Feb 14, 2023 14:46:00 GMT -5
Red Sox Stats @redsoxstats · 1h Bloom says the organization should be in the business of signing young players early if there is a match, and was asked about Casas saying he is interested in a deal.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Feb 14, 2023 17:41:57 GMT -5
How Cora thinks Red Sox can improve in '23 2:43 PM AST Ian Browne
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- A day before his Red Sox start Spring Training -- though many of the players have already been on-site for days working out -- manager Alex Cora addressed nearly every element of his 2023 club in a 23-minute session with the media on Tuesday.
Here are some highlights.
‘Offense should be better’
Take away Xander Bogaerts and J.D. Martinez and it’s easy to assume the Sox might take a step back offensively this season. Not so, says Cora, who is bullish on new additions Masataka Yoshida, Justin Turner and Adam Duvall joining a core that includes Rafael Devers, Alex Verdugo, Kiké Hernández and promising rookie Triston Casas.
“It's a different group. It's a different dynamic. We’ve got guys that will make contact,” said Cora. “[Turner], Yoshida, obviously Casas after a handful of at-bats, he’s gonna feel more comfortable. We know he dominates the zone. I think his numbers will come up. He's going to hit homers, too.
“From my end, I like doubles, and those doubles, some of them are going to turn into homers, but I think Turner and Duvall in that environment will hit a few fly balls to left field [at Fenway] and see where they go -- it’s going to help them out.
“I feel like offensively we should be better. The approach is going to be different. We have to dominate [the] strike zone the way we did in September last year. We led the league in on-base percentage [in September] and we walked a lot. We did a good job grinding at-bats, and if we can do that and have a lot of traffic, then we can cash in.”
Lineup construction
Cora didn’t figure out the order of his starting lineup while scribbling onto a piece of paper over the winter. He needs to do some tinkering. There has been an assumption Yoshida will lead off given his elite on-base skills, But that could be counterproductive if Devers stays in his favorite spot in the lineup: The two-hole. Both hitters are left-handed.
“We’ve got a bunch of lefties and we’ve got to find a way to balance it. Obviously the opposition will dictate what we do too,” said Cora. “I’ll say it now -- we have to split up Yoshida and Raffy. We’ve got to find a way to do that.”
Sale is ready from the jump
For Chris Sale, the start of Spring Training the past few years meant being mostly confined to the training room. Not this year. The lefty is on schedule with the other pitchers and on track to start the season on time.
“Chris is doing well. He’s throwing a bullpen [Wednesday] and Saturday,” said Cora. “[He’ll face] hitters next week. So far, so good.”
Rotation competition
While there are no classic battles on the position-player side of things, there should be heated competition in the starting rotation with seven pitchers vying for five spots. The group includes Sale, Garrett Whitlock, Brayan Bello, Nick Pivetta, Corey Kluber, Tanner Houck and James Paxton. Like Sale, the club considers Paxton to be healthy again after several years of battling injuries. The club is excited about Bello’s potential and Whitlock starting full-time for the first time in his career.
“Just keep everybody healthy and make decisions towards the end of camp,” Cora said. “We cannot get ahead of ourselves. Obviously, there’s a lot of question marks, a lot of red flags. But as of now, everybody’s on track. Everybody feels good about themselves physically. They’re OK, so we’ve just got to keep building up and see where we’re at in a few weeks. And then after that, we’ll make decisions.”
Prediction? Get better
At the start of other springs, Cora has spoken confidently about expectations and playing into October. This year, coming off a 78-84 finish, he is more comfortable low-keying it.
In fact, he gave a humorous answer when asked about the Red Sox being picked to finish fifth by prognosticators.
“The way we played last year, I don’t blame them,” Cora said.
Does the manager have a prediction of his own?
“Just get better. I'm not going to come here and say that we're going to play November 5 or whenever Game 7 or Game 6 of the World Series is, but we’re going to get better,” said Cora. “I always say, we’ve got a good baseball team. We’ve got a bunch of guys that have done it before. Some of them have been together in other venues and they were successful. Hopefully we can accomplish that here in Boston.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Feb 14, 2023 17:43:34 GMT -5
Tomase: Don't overlook these five Red Sox entering spring training 1H ago / by John Tomase John Tomase
The assignment is to name five Red Sox players who are being overlooked/underrated as we enter the 2023 season, but that description applies to virtually the entire roster.T
For better or for worse, Chaim Bloom basically constructed the All-Overlooked team this winter. People are sleeping on Justin Turner because he's 38, or Nick Pivetta because he was terrible against the division, or Chris Sale because he has barely pitched in three years, or Alex Verdugo because he has yet to make the leap, or ... you get the picture.
But even within that broad group, it's still possible to narrow it down to five players we feel could make bigger impacts this season than fans are expecting. Your list could easily differ. 1. Chris Martin, RHP
The bullpen was bad last year. Like, second-worst ERA (4.59) in the American League bad. And its primary issue was an inability to throw strikes. Bloom addressed that by cutting ties with every wayward arm (Matt Barnes, Hirokazu Sawamura, Austin Davis, et. al.) and replaced them with strike-throwers.
No one defines that characteristic more thoroughly than Martin, who recorded nearly 15 strikeouts for every walk last year, good for best in the majors. The 36-year-old posted a 1.46 ERA after being traded to the Dodgers, and the Red Sox expect that he'll fill the role they once envisioned for Barnes. A second lockdown eighth-inning arm alongside John Schreiber completely alters Alex Cora's late-game calculus, transforming it into much simpler arithmetic. 2. Christian Arroyo, 2B
Every summation of Arroyo must start with two words -- "When healthy..." -- and this will be no different. When healthy, Arroyo feels cut from the same cloth as former batting champ Bill Mueller. He's a threat in the lower part of the order who consistently barrels the ball while exhibiting a flair for the dramatic.
With Trevor Story likely sidelined for the first half, at least, Arroyo should open the season as the everyday second baseman. Arroyo has played the equivalent of one full season with the Red Sox since 2020, batting .273 with 15 homers and 69 RBIs in 158 games.
What his numbers don't take into account is all the time he has spent rounding back into form after returning from this or that injury. Still only 27 years old, he's just hitting his prime. 3. Adam Duvall, CF
Duvall was one of the last additions of the offseason, which automatically gives him a leftovers kind of feel. But at his best, he can hit in the middle of a lineup. Two years ago, he smashed 38 homers and led the National League with 113 RBIs. The former All-Star also won a Gold Glove.
The Red Sox are asking the 34-year-old to play center field, which probably doesn't suit him over the long haul, but we have a solution for that next on this list. He may never hit for average (.230 lifetime hitter), but he brings pop to a lineup that desperately needs it, and he should be fully recovered from surgery to repair a torn tendon sheath in his wrist.
He could easily end up outproducing some higher-profile and more expensive free agents from this winter's class. 4. Ceddanne Rafaela CF/SS
When the Red Sox surprise us, there's often an unexpected boost from a rookie to thank. Think Jacoby Ellsbury in 2007, Xander Bogaerts in 2013, or Rafael Devers in 2017.
Rafaela has all the tools to be that guy this year, though he'll almost certainly open the season at Triple-A Worcester. Compared by some to Mookie Betts (albeit crucially without the former MVP's selectivity at the plate), Rafaela is already considered a Gold Glove-caliber center fielder by rival evaluators, as well as an above-average shortstop.
Blessed with quick hands, excellent speed, and surprising power, the 5-foot-8 Rafaela might be the most electric player in the system. He needs to refine his offensive approach, but at some point in 2023, he'll reach Boston, and don't be surprised if he makes an impact. 5. Trevor Story, 2B/SS
Out of sight, out of mind, but don't close the book on Story contributing this season. He underwent a bracing procedure to secure the ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing elbow in January, avoiding Tommy John, but is still looking at a four-to-six month rehab. The Red Sox aren't planning on his return before the All-Star break, but half a season out of Story could still transform the club on both sides of the ball.
He played elite defense at second base last year even with diminished arm strength, and in May he showed what he can mean to an offense when he slammed nine homers with 32 RBIs. Add superb baserunning instincts and tremendous all-around athleticism, and Story may yet play a role, even if we have to wait a bit to see it.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Feb 14, 2023 17:49:24 GMT -5
Red Sox’s Chris Sale on track to face hitters next week
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023, 4:11 p.m.|Published: Feb. 14, 2023, 4:09 p.m.
By
Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Red Sox starter Chris Sale is expected to throw a bullpen session both Wednesday and Saturday, then face hitters during a live BP next week.
“Chris is doing well,” manager Alex Cora said Tuesday here at JetBlue Park.
Sale has made just 11 regular-season starts since the beginning of 2020.
He missed the first 118 games in 2021 rehabbing from Tommy John. He missed the first 87 games in 2022 because of a right rib stress fracture. He returned in July but he suffered a left fifth finger fracture in his second start back when he got struck with a 106.7 mph line drive comebacker. Sale was hoping to return from the fracture but he broke his right wrist in a bicycle accident in early August.
James Paxton, who is competing for a spot in the starting rotation, has made just six starts since the beginning of 2020.
“Just keep everybody healthy and make decisions towards the end of camp,” Cora said. “We cannot get ahead of ourselves. Obviously there’s a lot of question marks, a lot of red flags. But as of now, everybody’s on track. Everybody feels good about themselves. Physically, they’re OK. So we’ve just got to keep building up and see where we’re at in a few weeks. Then after that, we’ll make decisions.”
The Red Sox have seven starters — Sale, Garrett Whitlock, Nick Pivetta, Paxton, Corey Kluber, Brayan Bello and Tanner Houck — competing for five spots.
Cora didn’t rule out a six-man roster to begin the season.
“We’ll see where we’re at in the upcoming weeks,” Cora said.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Feb 14, 2023 17:51:26 GMT -5
I expect jack shit from this guy
Red Sox ‘not betting on’ newcomer Adalberto Mondesí to be ready for Opening Day
Published: Feb. 14, 2023, 4:45 p.m.
By
Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Trevor Story might not be the only infielder the Red Sox will be missing when the season opens at Fenway Park on March 30.
Versatile newcomer Adalberto Mondesí is still recovering from a torn ACL in his left knee and seems more likely than not to begin the season on the injured list. On Tuesday, as spring training opened at Fenway South, Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom said he would not count on Mondesí being ready to go at the end of camp.
“There’s still a chance... That’s not something I would bet on,” Bloom said. “But that’s no different from when acquired him. We said there was a possibility. On one hand, he’s such a good athlete that you don’t want to put anything past him in terms of once he really gets going and gets momentum, he could progress very quickly. On the other hand, because he’s such a dynamic athlete, we want to make sure he’s really ready so we and he can feel he’s in a position to just be fully unleashed when we do activate them.”
Mondesí has dealt with a variety of injuries throughout his career. He appeared in 15 games to start 2022 before tearing his ACL on a stolen base attempt in a game against the White Sox on April 26. He is in the final stages of his recovery but his exact return date is unknown.
“We don’t have a timetable on that yet,” Bloom said. “He’s been working really hard. Our staff has been pushing him, which was something we planned to do and we’re prepared to do and we got him. It was great he reported here (to Fort Myers) immediately after the trade so he could get with our people. They’ve been pushing them hard and he has been working hard. Opening day is still something that I think is a best case scenario.”
Mondesí was acquired late last month from the Royals for lefty Josh Taylor and is expected to be used as a utility option who will see significant time at second base along with Christian Arroyo. When healthy, the switch-hitting Mondesí also has the ability to back up Kiké Hernández at shortstop. Mondesí also adds an element of speed that isn’t present on the rest of the roster; he has 133 steals in 358 career games.
“(Mondesí) was running yesterday and you can see it. He’s elite in speed,” manager Alex Cora said Tuesday. “He’s running at 70% and you can see it. Dynamic, good defender. We still have to work on the offensive side of it just to make sure he gets on base at a higher rate. But this guy, I saw one season his on-base percentage was .308 and he stole 24 bags so the stolen base aspect is real.”
The Red Sox pursued up-the-middle additions once Trevor Story hurt his elbow and underwent surgery that will sideline him for a significant chunk of the regular season. The club still doesn’t have an expectation of when Story will be ready but expect him to take over at shortstop when he does return at some point this summer.
“He’s really getting after it as you would expect,” Bloom said. “He’s in a really good spot. He’s making good progress. It’s still early. For me, it just didn’t make sense to put a timetable on that. I know what, generally speaking, the timetables are around these things. I know where his head’s at, in terms of coming back and playing this year. In the immediate aftermath of that happening, I didn’t think it made sense to set a timetable. And I still don’t, but everything’s been going great with him at this stage. We’re still early in the rehab where it’s really about strength. It’s about range of motion.”
Bloom said that as of now, the rest of the roster is healthy as camp opens.
“Everybody else is, as a group, broadly speaking, where we expected,” Bloom said. “Out of the chute here early, we’re going to handle different guys differently in terms of their schedules, but everybody else is on track.”
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