Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reported that “after speaking with a group of reporters at JetBlue Park on Friday, Hanley Ramirez shouted across the clubhouse to David Price, “All the pressure is on you this year.” Smith also relayed Ramirez’s message that he “needs to hit more line drives and become more of a doubles-hitter again. Ramirez spent about 15-20 minutes taking ground balls with infield instructor Brian Butterfield here Friday.”
However, Smith also points out what manager John Farrell said about Ramirez’s work on defense: “The more that they get a chance to work one-on-one, the nuances of the position are being talked about in addition to fielding ground balls.