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Why the Xander Bogaerts case is so special, and other Red Sox thoughts

Playing nine innings while finding it fitting that baseball will miss Dennis Eckersley in retirement more than it ever will David Price …

1. Here’s where I fall on The Xander Bogaerts Situation. I understand why it may not be wise to sign him to the contract his past production suggests he deserves. The Red Sox need to do it anyway.

Caution about giving Bogaerts a deal well over nine figures for the next five or six years is wise, and you know the reasons. He’s 30 years old. He plays a position where the spryness of youth is essential.