Who should be the Red Sox’ second baseman during the playoffs?

Dustin Pedroia has been a constant at second base.COMMENTARY

Second base used to be one position the Red Sox didn’t have to worry about. For 11 straight years, including this season, Dustin Pedroia has been the team’s main starter at second base. And indeed, that’s how this season started. From the start of the season through Game 104 on July 28th, Pedroia started 83 games, or 80 percent of the time. Since then, it’s been a patchwork. And with his health still in question, we are left to wonder what should be the plan at second base for the Sox in the American League Division Series against the Houston Astros.

First, let’s look at who’s been in the starting lineup since Pedroia succumbed to a…