What a difference spring training and the start of the regular season can make – especially when the first month of games count. In the spring, several Boston Red Sox players were attempting to either resuscitate their careers or to once again become relevant.
Two players have taken dramatic turns from the spring games to the beginning of the minor league season at Pawtucket in the Triple-A International League. The first player is a veteran returning to the baseball wars for another effort at securing a job in “The Show.”
Kyle Kendrick was a feel good story in the spring as the 32-year-old right-hander made quite an impression.