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According to
The Boston Globe's
Alex Speier, the Red Sox will start red-hot
Blake 'I'm Out Of Options' Swihart at third base on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Why, you ask? Well, it
may be because the Pirates have the following "depth" chart at 3B:
David Freese (a 34-year-old with shoddy defensive skills),
Colin Moran (the 25-year-old-guy they got from the Astros for
Gerrit Cole), and
Jung Ho Kang (who can't enter the United States because of his
third DUI arrest). I'd say you could characterize their
Hot Corner situation as a "train wreck". Acquiring Swihart would give them a guy who could catch and
possibly play third (if he shows he's any good at it) as well as serve a general utility role for the Bucs. By the way, their mix at backstop includes former
Carmine Hoser Ryan Lavarnway. Stay tuned!
