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The Boston Red Sox are on a roll recently, trying to dig themselves out of the deep hole they put themselves into earlier this season. If they can climb out of it, a postseason run isn’t out of the question.
However, if they stumble and totally fall out of contention, they will need to address a few positions on their roster. They were able to solidify their rotation, first base and third base, but there’s still a few weak spots on the roster.
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Right now, the Red Sox have been using the DH spot as a committee role; a player that needs some rest from the field just takes the DH slot, and only hits for that game. To start the season, it was split between Roman Anthony and Jarren Duran to solve the logjam in the outfield. However, with Anthony’s injury, it got downgraded to a committee role.
The Boston Red Sox are on a roll recently, trying to dig themselves out of the deep hole they put themselves into earlier this season. If they can climb out of it, a postseason run isn’t out of the question.
However, if they stumble and totally fall out of contention, they will need to address a few positions on their roster. They were able to solidify their rotation, first base and third base, but there’s still a few weak spots on the roster.
© Eric Canha-Imagn Images
Right now, the Red Sox have been using the DH spot as a committee role; a player that needs some rest from the field just takes the DH slot, and only hits for that game. To start the season, it was split between Roman Anthony and Jarren Duran to solve the logjam in the outfield. However, with Anthony’s injury, it got downgraded to a committee role.
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