The Red Sox suffered a “two fer” on Saturday, losing both Blake Swihart and Ryan Hanigan to injuries. Neither is a significant cog in the Red Sox machine, but any lost time has an impact that can reverberate – a baseball butterfly effect.
Sandy Leon was called up from Pawtucket and has some good and bad news attached to his demonstrated baseball abilities. The first level is his hitting, or lack of. The good news is Leon is a switch-hitter, but the bad news is Leon is inept from either side.