It started with a moment we all remember. Back in mid-2017, Manny Machado infamously spiked Dustin Pedroia during a slide into second base, and the Red Sox second baseman limped off the field in pain. Since then, the Red Sox have had limited production out of the second base position, and just generally have struggled to find a competent successor to Pedroia. After all, he gave the team a decade of All-Star level performance, which isn’t easily replaceable.
Over the past three years, we’ve primarily seen Eduardo Núñez, Brock Holt, Michael Chavis, and José Peraza at second.