FORT MYERS — For all the criticism Dave Dombrowski has received this offseason for not making any moves, here’s one non-move Red Sox fans should embrace: No Deal Dave didn’t deal away Jackie Bradley Jr.
Bradley was in the news during the late fall and early winter as often as Tom Brady, with Boston’s defensively-brilliant center fielder rumored to be going to this or that team. And when J.D. Martinez entered the picture as a possible big-bat acquisition who might play left field, there was some absurd speculation Andrew Benintendi would shift to center and Bradley would .