It seems like only yesterday that the Boston Red Sox weren’t planning on using Hanley Ramirez at first base on their next visit to a National League ballpark.
Wait, that was yesterday. It certainly didn’t take long for those plans to change.
Approximately 24 hours after Red Sox manager John Farrell proclaimed that Ramirez is the team’s DH and won’t play in the two-game series in Philadelphia, tonight’s lineup reveals that Ramirez is in fact playing first base.
Why the sudden change of heart? It turns out that it has nothing to do with a sudden boost in confidence in Ramirez’ fielding ability.