by Richard Rowell, Sports Break
JetBlue Park, Fenway South - Image (c) NT1952, Wikimedia Commons
Ordinarily, even as big of a baseball fan as I am, I don't really pay attention to Spring Training stats. At this early stage, hardly anyone even has at-bats or many innings pitched. But standing out already is Brennan Boesch, who was signed by the Red Sox to a minor league contract in January 2016. In 11 at-bats, he's 4-for-11 with a home run and 2 RBI. He's also scored 4 runs already. Does this mean anything? Probably not. He's always hit well in spring training throughout his career.
On the pitching side, reliever Heath Hembree, who hopes to make the team, has thrown 3 scoreless innings across 2 innings. He's only surrendered 1 hit and 1 walk, and has recorded 6 strikeouts. Good start, Heath!
While I'm not following as closely as I have in the past, I'll check in from time to time to see who's lighting up the stat leaderboards in March. Spoiler alert: none of it actually matters when the season starts! But it's still fun to see, and with certain guys on the cusp, a good performance never, ever hurts!
On the pitching side, reliever Heath Hembree, who hopes to make the team, has thrown 3 scoreless innings across 2 innings. He's only surrendered 1 hit and 1 walk, and has recorded 6 strikeouts. Good start, Heath!
While I'm not following as closely as I have in the past, I'll check in from time to time to see who's lighting up the stat leaderboards in March. Spoiler alert: none of it actually matters when the season starts! But it's still fun to see, and with certain guys on the cusp, a good performance never, ever hurts!
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