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Red Sox | Stephen Drew to play shortstop
The Boston Red Sox plan on playing Stephen Drew at SS, which likely means Xander Bogaerts would move to 3B.  Source: The Providence Journal - Brian MacPherson
 
BHQ take: Drew signed a one-year, $10 million contract, and will report to the minors for a week or so as a mini-spring training. Brock Holt and Jonathan Herrera will man the hot corner until Drew's arrival, when Bogaerts is expected to cover 3B against RH pitching and SS against LH pitching. (Drew posted a .196/.246/.340 line against LH pitching in 2013, compared to...

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