FORT MYERS, Fla. -- An infield drill had just ended on one of the back fields at Fenway South a couple of days ago, when a spontaneous chalk talk session started between two of the best at their crafts.
Mitch Moreland won an American League Gold Glove Award last season for his defensive excellence at first base. There are no such trophies for coaches, otherwise Red Sox infield instructor Brian Butterfield would have a case full of them.
This is Moreland's first season with the Red Sox, and it gives him the opportunity to join Butterfield, who has built a strong reputation for his work with infielders over his 38 years in professional baseball.