Fansided · Dec 6, 2016
Red Sox Rumors: David Ortiz could be replaced by… Mitch Moreland?
The Red Sox have expressed strong interest in free agent 1B Mitch Moreland to fill David Ortiz’s void. Is this cause for excitement, or concern?
The Boston Red Sox have spent the bulk of the winter thus far searching for a replacement for legendary DH David Ortiz. Dave Dombrowksi has said, “If you had to draw the ideal scenario, it’d be probably somebody that swings the bat from the left-hand side who could play first base.”
Albeit a fairly vague description of an ideal target, one potential match is former Texas Ranger first baseman Mitch Moreland.
A tweet from Fort Worth Star-Telegram writer Jeff Wilson confirms Boston’s interest in the 31-year old slugger:
