Playing nine innings while imploring NESN to use Eck and Remy together more often . . .
1. As someone who seized the wheel of the Giancarlo Stanton-to-the-Red Sox bandwagon so long ago that his team was still called the Florida Marlins at the time, it was a bummer to see the Yankees take him from Derek Jeter in December like some sort of holiday gift basket.
I’ll admit it: When the Red Sox signed J.D. Martinez in February, it felt like a consolation prize. Martinez, who hit 29 homers in 62 games for the D-Backs last year but lacks Stanton’s pedigree and star power, was a welcome addition.