Boston Red Sox Spring Training Game Notes
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BOSTON RED SOX SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES Boston Red Sox (3-3-1) at Minnesota Twins (3-1-3) Friday, February 28, 2020 • Hammond Stadium • Fort Myers, FL Game Coverage: WEEI 850 AM • Twitter: @BostonRedSoxPR; @SoxNotes YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Red Sox lost to the Phillies at MOST RECENT ROSTER MOVES: On Sunday, the Red jetBlue Park yesterday, 12-5...20-year-old Bryan Mata started Sox claimed RHP Phillips Valdez off waivers from the THE COUNTDOWN and threw 2.0 scoreless innings, while Phillips Valdez made Mariners...To make room on the 40-man roster, the Sox Opening Day (3/26 at TOR): 27 days his Red Sox debut and threw a perfect 5th inning (2 SO)... placed 2B Dustin Pedroia on the 60-day injured list. Home Opener (4/2 vs. CWS): 34 days Jonathan Araúz hit a 3-run HR and Andrew Benintendi The Sox have a full 40-man roster, 27 non-roster reached base in both of his plate appearances (1-for-1, BB). invitees, and 1 player on the injured list...In the 2019 2019 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST regular season, 47 players appeared in at least 1 game FINAL STANDINGS for the Red Sox (26 pitchers, 21 position players). SOX & TWINS: The Red Sox and Twins will face each Team Record GB other 7 times during the 2020 regular season, with 3 Yankees 103-59 (.636) -- games scheduled for 4/24-26 at Target Field, and 4 FRESH FACES: When the Red Sox opened spring training Rays 96-66 (.593) -7.0 games set for 8/10-13 at Fenway Park. in 2019, Colten Brewer was the only player on the 40-man Red Sox 84-78 (.519) -19.0 BOS and MIN split the 2019 season series (3-3)...The roster who was not in the organization the previous year... Blue Jays 67-95 (.414) -36.0 Sox hold a 316-314 edge since the Twins moved to In 2020, the Sox have 12 players on their 40-man roster Orioles 54-108 (.333) -49.0 Minnesota prior to the 1961 season. who were not in the organization last year. 5 of the Red Sox’ 40-man position players were not IN CAMP: The Red Sox have 67 CHAIRMAN’S CUP: The 2020 Chairman’s Cup between in the organization last year: INF Jonathan Araúz, players in Major League Spring the Red Sox and Twins continues today with the 2nd of 5 INF José Peraza, OF Kevin Pillar, C Kevin Plawecki, Training camp: 34 pitchers (11 NRI), meetings...MIN earned a 3-2 win Monday at Hammond and OF Alex Verdugo. 7 catchers (5 NRI), 16 INF (7 NRI), Stadium...These teams will also play on 3/20 at Hammond, 7 of the Red Sox’ 40-man pitchers were not in the and 10 OF (4 NRI). In addition, as well as 3/8 and 3/22 at jetBlue Park. organization last year: RHP Austin Brice, LHP Matt Dustin Pedroia is on the 60-day IL. The Twins lead, 13-12-2, in the yearly series, which Hall, RHP Chris Mazza, LHP Josh Osich, LHP Martin began in 1993...MIN owns a 79-72-1 edge in games. Pérez, LHP Jeffrey Springs, and RHP Phillips Valdez. HOW THEY WERE OBTAINED MAYOR’S/CHAIRMAN’S CUP YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS (RED SOX 40-MAN ROSTER Year Winner Year Winner VETERAN PRESENCE: Five players in Red Sox camp have AND INJURED LIST) 8+ years of MLB service time: Jonathan Lucroy (9 years, 1993 Minnesota 2007 Boston Amateur Draft Picks (11) 1994 Minnesota 2008 Boston 136 days), Mitch Moreland (9.067), Chris Sale (9.061), J.D. Martinez (8.036), and Nathan Eovaldi (8.013). Barnes (2011-1st), Benintendi (2015- 1995 Minnesota 2009 Boston 1st), Bradley Jr. (2011-compensation), The oldest Red Sox player in camp is 34-year-old Mitch 1996 Minnesota 2010 Boston Chatham (2016-2nd), Chavis (2014- 1997 Boston 2011 Minnesota Moreland (born 9/6/85), while the youngest is 20-year- old RHP Bryan Mata (born 5/3/99). 1st), Dalbec (2016-4th), Hart (2016- 1998 Boston 2012 Boston 19th), Pedroia (2004-2nd), Shawaryn 1999 Boston 2013 Boston WORLD TOUR: 22 players in Red Sox camp were born (2016-5th), Vázquez (2008-9th), 2000 Minnesota 2014 TIE Workman (2010-2nd) 2001 Minnesota 2015 Boston outside of the 50 United States, including 9 in the 2002 Minnesota 2016 Minnesota Dominican Republic, 5 in Venezuela, 1 in Aruba, 1 in Free Agents (11) 2003 Minnesota 2017 TIE Puerto Rico, 1 in Mexico, 1 in Taiwan, 1 in Cuba, 1 in Brasier (March 2018), Eovaldi (Dec. 2004 Boston 2018 Boston Australia, 1 in Colombia, and 1 in Panama. 2018), Martinez (Feb. 2018), Moreland 2005 Minnesota 2019 Minnesota (Jan. 2020), Osich (Dec. 2019), Peraza 2006 Minnesota DOWN ON THE FARM: The Red Sox entered 2019 ranked (Dec. 2019), Pérez (Dec. 2019), Pil- 30th of 30 in Baseball America’s organizational rankings, with lar (Feb. 2020), Plawecki (Jan. 2019), SAVE YOUR POWER: J.D. Martinez has hit 0 HR in 103 0 top-100 prospects...This year, the Sox are ranked 20th in the Walden (Dec. 2016), Weber (Dec. 2018) Grapefruit League plate appearances with the Red Sox (2018- club rankings, with 3 top-100 prospects: 1B/3B Triston Casas (70), 3B/1B Bobby Dalbec (75), and INF Jeter Downs (86). By Trade (10) 20)...From 2018-19, he led the majors with 235 RBI and ranked Brewer (From Padres, Nov. 2018), 5 of the Sox’ top 6 prospects as ranked by Baseball T-4th with 79 HR in the regular season...He has hit .300+ with Brice (From Marlins, Jan. 2020), 35+ HR and 100+ RBI in each of the last 3 seasons. America are in Major League camp: 1B/3B Bobby Dalbec (No. 2), INF Jeter Downs (No. 3), RHP Bryan Hall (From Tigers, Jan. 2020), Hem- bree (From Giants, July 2014), FOREVER AND DEVERS: Rafael Devers is scheduled to Mata (No. 4), OF Jarren Duran (No. 5), and LHP Darwinzon Hernandez (No. 6). Rodriguez (From Orioles, July 2014), make his 2020 spring training debut today...He finished Sale (From White Sox, Dec. 2016), 12th in 2019 AL MVP voting after batting .311 with 32 HR, Springs (From Rangers, Jan. 2020), Tay- 115 RBI, and 129 runs scored at only 22 years old. LEADING THE WAY: The Red Sox named Ron Roenicke Interim Manager on 2/11/20, after he served as the club’s lor (From Diamondbacks, May 2018), In 2019, Devers set Red Sox single-season records for Verdugo (From Dodgers, Feb. 2020), a 3rd baseman in HR (32), doubles (54), XBH (90), bench coach from 2018-19...The 2020 season is his 30th Wilson (From Diamondbacks, April 2019) and total bases (359)...He also became the youngest as a coach or manager, including his 23rd in the majors. player in Red Sox history with 200+ hits in a season. International Free Agents (5) COACHING UPDATE: The Red Sox have named Jerry Aybar (July 2013), Bogaerts (Aug. OUTFIELD DEPTH: Red Sox outfielders Jackie Bradley Jr., Narron bench coach for the 2020 season...He enters his 2009), Devers (Aug. 2013), D. Her- Andrew Benintendi, Kevin Pillar, and Jarren Duran are a 26th season on a major league coaching staff, having also nandez (Aug. 2013), Lin (June 2012) combined 14-for-32 (.438) with 5 XBH (3 HR, 1 3B, 1 2B). served as the Red Sox’ bench coach in 2003...Narron was Ron Roenicke’s bench coach in MIL from 2011-15. Waivers (2) In 61 career Grapefruit League games, Benintendi has Mazza (From Mets, Dec. 2019), Valdez hit .349 with 10 HR and a 1.034 OPS (58-for-166). The Sox welcomed 3 additional new members to their 2020 coaching staff: Pitching Coach Dave Bush, Assistant (From Mariners, Feb. 2020) Pitching Coach Kevin Walker, and Assistant Hitting Coach Rule 5 Draft Picks (1) GOLDEN GLOVES: Nine players in Red Sox camp have Peter Fatse...Returning to the staff are Tim Hyers (hitting), Araúz (2019) been named a Gold Glove Award finalist at least once: Tom Goodwin (1st base), Carlos Febles (3rd base), Craig Pitcher Chris Sale (2017); catchers Jonathan Lucroy Bjornson (bullpen), and Ramón Vázquez (coach). Contracts Purchased (1) (2014, ’16) and Christian Vazquez (2019); outfielders Velázquez (Feb. 2018, Mexican League) Jackie Bradley Jr. (2014, ’16, ’18, ’19), Kevin Pillar SLUGGING SOX: The Red Sox return 197 of the franchise- (2015, ’16, ’17), Andrew Benintendi (2018, ’19), and RED SOX 2019 TEAM LEADERS J.D. Martinez (2015); first baseman Mitch Moreland record 245 HR they hit in 2019...This year’s club features 8 (2016, ’17, ’18); and shortstop Xander Bogaerts (2015). players who hit 10+ HR for the Sox last season, including Stat Leader Moreland (2016, 1B) and Bradley (2018, CF) are the J.D. Martinez (36), Xander Bogaerts (33), Rafael Devers (32), HR J.D. Martinez (36) only Red Sox in camp to win a Gold Glove Award. Christian Vázquez (23), Jackie Bradley Jr. (21), Mitch More- RBI Xander Bogaerts (117) land (19), Michael Chavis (18), and Andrew Benintendi (13). Hits Rafael Devers (201) In 2019, the Sox tied the MLB record for most extra- HEART OF THE ORDER: Last year marked the first time Doubles Rafael Devers (54) inning HR in a season (9), last accomplished by the AVG Rafael Devers (.311) in franchise history the Red Sox featured 3 players who hit 1992 Astros (source: Elias). .300+ with 30+ HR: J.D. Martinez (.304/36), Xander Bogaerts OPS Xander Bogaerts (.939) (.309/33), and Rafael Devers (.311/32).