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It wasn’t even close to the zone

Great to see Yoshida finding his stroke

Fantastic to see Dugo finally fulfilling his potential with the bat

Nice to see Duran making regular hard contact .

There is certainly hope with the pitching likely to improve, and the hitting too with Duvall and eventually Story( now taking swings) will improve . That said, I still think they will be well below .500 against teams in the AL East , which is a beast of a division this year.

He’s got poor control of the strike zone

Chang swung at 3 balls out of the zone. He’s out of his depth

Ge can’t continue to hit 4th in the line up swinging like he is.

Loving the work of Kenley Jansen so far

Kenley Jansen was very impressive striking out the meat of the order

At this point I think I would rather see Story swing with one arm than let Arroyo hit

Weak. Get the lead off man on then don’t do s***

Great start……

Although it’s happened a lot in recent years, it’s still hard to stomach when a 73 million dollar Mercedes kicks the ass of a 217 million dollar jalopy

This series is starting to feel like can we even score a run, never mind win a game

Duvall is an excellent signing( obviously his wrist injury from last season is not a problem) with a swing that suits Fenway

Brilliant game from Duvall. He might end up hitting 4th in this lineup

Ugly start……

Houck continues to struggle in spring training….

Sale’s pitching is very encouraging. The Sox may have a legitimate ace on the staff, at least to start the season!

Spring training stats have proven meaningless over time, but the hitting in encouraging nonetheless.

MLB Trade rumours article: Right hander Garrett Whitlock is still on the mend from September hip surgery, though Red Sox skipper Alex Cora indicated this morning there’s a possibility he won’t be ready for Opening Day (Twitter link via Ian Browne of MLB.com). Whitlock has been throwing off a mound but is not yet performing pitchers’ fielding practice, and Cora stated that if the right-hander isn’t ready for the start of the season, “he’s not going to lose too much time.” One of the best Rule 5 selections in recent memory, the 26-year-old Whitlock has pitched 151 2/3 innings for Boston over the past two seasons, logging a sharp 2.73 ERA with a strong 26.8% strikeout rate against a brilliant 5.3% walk rate. The Red Sox have used him far more out of the bullpen than the rotation, but he’s slated to get a look as a starter in 2023, joining the likes of Chris Sale, Corey Kluber, James Paxton and Nick Pivetta in the mix for rotation work. Fellow righty Tanner Houck and top prospect Brayan Bello are both options to step into the rotation, should Whitlock need to miss any time early in the season.

Trevor Story had a brace procedure on his elbow yesterday

Great news !