No joke. This is one of the reasons I get so frustrated with Francona.
Pedroia is hitting .131 in his last 61 AB, and he hasn't moved from the 2 slot.
JD Drew is hitting .095 in May, yet he is always in the 6 hole.
Crawford is hitting .387 in his last 31 AB, yet we won't bump him any higher than 8th. WTF is up with that? At the very least, swap Crawford and Drew. I mean seriously. That's horrendous.
I realize Pedroia is the heart and soul of this team, but Francona has such double standards with these guys. Hopefully Pedroia starts to take off today and we can bump Crawford to 2 and everyone down a slot.
Francona said that he'll bump Crawford up when it makes sense for the team. Well Tito. You've got a 2 hitter who's BA has dropped 100 points in the past 2 weeks, you've got a 6 hitter who is 2-for-May. How the hell does it NOT make sense at this point??