While Dustin Pedroia hasn’t actually been able to play in a few years now, he’d still been working out and just generally working towards getting back on the field. Now, he can officially be off and concentrate full-time on being a dad. (Chad Jennings; The Athletic)
Obviously while he was not playing, there was a lot of talk about what Pedroia’s contract was costing Boston. Overall, though, he was a bargain, writes Jason Mastrodonato. (Jason Mastrodonato; Boston Herald)
Moving to the future of second base, or the near-future at least, the Enrique Hernández signing became official on Tuesday.