With most of the attention in the outfield trained on top-100 prospect Ceddanne Rafaela and new guy Tyler O’Neil, is Wilyer Abreu flying under the radar? The unheralded rookie showed a strong bat in his cup of coffee last season, and he seems to have a lot of fans within the Sox coaching staff. (Julian McWilliams, Boston Globe)
And hey, we’re just one year removed from another surprisingly strong season by an uncelebrated rookie, Connor Wong. Now that his starting spot is secure, he’s working on getting better defensively, especially in the pitch framing department. (Julian McWilliams, Boston Globe)
Is Wong working on his framing in order to become an official member of the Run Prevention Unit?