The Red Sox infielder/outfielder didn’t have a favorite Major League Baseball team as a kid until he walked into one of his 8U travel ball teammate’s bedroom.
The Red Sox' offensive approach has raised some questions. With such importance being placed on increasing bat speed, hitting the ball hard in the air and batted ball quality metrics, are the Red Sox sacrificing contact?
The Red Sox have made fastball velocity a priority. The nerds, including Driveline founder Kyle Boddy, are helping young pitchers in the organization increase it.
Kyle Boddy started Driveline Baseball to prevent arm injuries. It's evolved into one of sport's most prominent data analytics and biomechanics organizations.
The Red Sox already have bolstered their starting rotation this offseason by trading for righties Sonny Gray and Johan Oviedo. Might they still do more?
