I'd love to see how these trades and the cash play out against the salary cap and tax. I think they just cashed out the season. I have tickets left for 3 games and there's no way in hell I'll be able to sell any of them now if I can't make them.
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2014/04/red_sox_optioning_daniel_nava_to_minors.html
Victorino is coming back, and they're calling up Alex Wilson to help the bullpen. Is this to help him get last year's stroke back, or is he trade bait?
I used to use a lacrosse ball to strengthen my arm. Too heavy and you hurt your shoulder, too light you can do the same and there's no strength benefit. A lot of young middle infielders take ground balls or turn two on a bag and throw into hoop nets. The better ones are square, and have a grid like tic-tac-toe. They are great for pitching drills as well.