The Red Sox have their fair share of issues, but unlike last season, Craig Breslow and Alex Cora have been proactive in addressing them, writes John Tomase.
“He said I'm going to play a lot,” Cooper said prior to Tuesday's series opener against the Giants at Fenway Park. At the time he was designated for assignment by the Cubs, Cooper was hitting a respectable .270/.341/.432 with a homer. Cooper said he feels good about where his swing is, in part because he began working with a new hitting coach in the offseason. “I felt like I started the year off well, and I hit well in the spring,” said Cooper.
The Boston Red Sox's rising star first baseman Triston Casas was pulled from the team's April 20 game against the Pittsburgh Pirates and was later diagnosed with a fractured rib. The Red Sox have not revealed how long Casas is expected to remain on the sidelines, but Alex Cora said he'll be out "a while" on the day his injury was announced. A fractured rib is never good, but the injury has caused the Red Sox some trouble in the past. Casas' wound is unfortunately reminiscent of a former Red Sox who battled the same issue — Jacoby Ellsbury.
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36 | 3B | |
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70 | SS | |
2 | 1B | |
10 | SS |
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43 | CF | |
30 | RF | |
7 | LF |