Red Sox 13, Pirates 2: The spring of Blake continues

The Red Sox are still undefeated! Make your World Series plans now! Alex Cora is the best manager of all time! Blake Swihart got another big extra base hit! The Red Sox offense is cured! Rusney Castillo hit a home run! So did Cole Sturgeon! And then Chad De La Guerra hit one too! Right after Sturgeon! Is anyone still reading this intro?!

Before spring training got started, one could have made a reasonable argument that this spring was most important for Swihart and Castillo, though for different reasons. Swihart came in as a former top prospect without minor-league options and without a clear position on the roster looking to prove the Red Sox would have to keep him around in some capacity.…