It’s not just Hanley Ramirez’ shoulders and knees that could be keeping him out of the Red Sox lineup going forward.
His numbers may play a role, manager John Farrell said on Tuesday.
Ramirez was held out of the lineup for the second straight game because of a sore knee after he was hit by a pitch on Sunday. Farrell was uncertain if Ramirez would be available to pinch-hit. He is considered day-to-day.
How much of a loss is it to have Ramirez on the bench? That’s the question the Red Sox need to answer.
Entering Tuesday, Ramirez ranked 10th out of the 13 full-time American League designated hitters with negative-0.