In jettisoning Mike Napoli last week, the Red Sox gave themselves a two-month head start in trying to figure out their first base plans for 2016. Even before his disappointing campaign launched, it already seemed unlikely that Napoli would stay with the Red Sox beyond the season. His poor performance at age 33 was simply the clincher. However, Boston’s in-house replacement, Allen Craig, has had an even uglier campaign, most of it spent hitting for little power in Triple-A.
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