When Marcelo Mayer went down with a wrist sprain and hit the 10-day injured list (retroactive to the 24th), it was a sure sign that another infielder would be headed up to Boston to cover his rangy defensive capabilities.
Sure enough, Alex Cora and Co. brought up reinforcements, but the selection of David Hamilton over other available infield support has felt like a very questionable roster move. The Sox could have recalled Kristian Campbell, who was sent down in June to hammer out regression issues (and coinciding with Wilyer Abreu’s return), or brought Vaughn Grissom up, a high-profile acquisition last year, who hasn’t stepped into the Fenway batter’s box yet this season.