Playing nine innings while marveling that the baseball season is already a quarter complete …
1. Mitch Moreland’s most similar players statistically read like a Who’s Who of interchangeable league-average lefthanded-hitting first basemen, semi-memorable guys like Paul Sorrento, Pat Putnam, and Lee Stevens, one of whom inevitably was found in every pack of baseball cards you ever bought.
Moreland has had a nice career, hitting 172 home runs so far, banking more than $30 million, and making an All-Star team, but it’s also a pretty familiar type of career in the annals of baseball. His time with the Red Sox, however, should be remembered fondly by fans.