After spending most of his defensive time in 2018 in left field, J.D. Martinez will be playing a higher rate of his games in rate field, according to Alex Cora. (Nick Friar; WEEI)
Matt Barnes and Tyler Thornburg both struggled results-wise on Saturday, but the feeling around each pitcher was different after their respective outings. (Christopher Smith; Masslive)
Boston’s offense has plenty of pop and potential for explosion, but the key for them to be their best is making contact, and lots of it. (Sean McAdam; Boston Sports Journal) ($$)
One of the faces of this approach is Andrew Benintendi, who is worried about getting hits more than getting home runs in 2019.