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Dombrowski hopes for 'athletic' Hanley in '16

CLEVELAND -- The one thing that new Red Sox president Dave Dombrowski hopes to see from Hanley Ramirez next season is a more flexible, athletic player.

Perhaps because he switched to left field prior to 2015 and was told he was going to hit behind David Ortiz, Ramirez came in bigger and more powerful but unable to impact games in the multi-faceted ways he had during most of his career.

Although Ramirez is again transitioning to a position -- first base -- associated with power hitters, Dombrowski feels it's important Ramirez gets back to his roots.