It’s clear that the Boston Red Sox are best served by putting Chris Young in the lineup against left-handed pitching. What’s less clear is who he’ll replace.
It seemed fairly straight forward when the roster was being pieced together over the winter. Gold Glove winner Mitch Moreland was brought in to upgrade the infield defense, although his career splits pointed to a likely platoon situation. The plan was for Hanley Ramirez to replace him at first base when there was a southpaw on the mound, allowing Young to slide into the vacated DH spot.