Nothing’s more adorable than a veteran-rookie mentorship, which is why almost every single sports movie ever made features one as the center of its narrative. The Red Sox have the real thing going in Spring Training right now, with Curacao natives Kenley Jansen and Ceddanne Rafaela. (Alex Speier, Boston Globe)
Speaking of prospects, Keith Law made some minor ripples with his evaluation of the Red Sox farm system last month. Here he is going into a little more detail. (Keith Law and Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic)
Back with the big league club, it still isn’t clear who is going to leadoff for the Boston Red Sox.