紅襪希望J.D.出戰每場WS Betts會去二壘嗎 - 美國職棒

Sox want J.D. in each WS game; Betts to 2B?

By Ian Browne, MLB.com

https://www.mlb.com/news/red-sox-could-use-mookie-betts-at-2b-in-ws/c-299383740


When the Red Sox get to Dodger Stadium for Game 3 of the World Series on
Friday, they'll have to lose a key position player from the starting lineup.

However, manager Alex Cora made one thing clear on Saturday: J.D. Martinez,
Boston's primary designated hitter and top run producer this season, will
start every game in the Fall Classic. Mookie Betts isn't sitting either,
which means either left fielder Andrew Benintendi or center fielder Jackie
Bradley Jr. would have to come out of the lineup.

Unless, of course, Cora tries something unconventional and plays Betts at
second base. Betts, as you might recall, was a second baseman in the Minors.
He also started 14 games there for the Red Sox in 2014 when Dustin Pedroia
was injured. And earlier this season -- on Aug. 3 against the Yankees --
Betts made a cameo at his old position for six innings when Ian Kinsler
sustained an in-game injury.


當紅襪前往道奇主場時 他們會少一個DH位置

Cora在周六清楚表示: J.D.將會先發出戰整個WS系列戰 Betts也不會坐板凳

這代表著JBJ或Benny其中一人會坐板凳

------除非 Betts去二壘


Betts在小聯盟時就是個二壘手

在大聯盟時 2014年守了14場二壘 今年則是守過6局


Betts did spend plenty of time taking grounders at second during Saturday's
workout, but he spends time there in pregame drills on most days throughout
the season.

"I was just joking with him. I'm like, 'There's a reason you're the right
fielder.' He feels that he's great at second," said Cora. "I don't know. I
never saw it. If you ask him, he's like, 'I'm great.' If you ask Pedroia,
then he'll say, 'He sucked!' So there's a lot that goes into it. Teams do it
differently.

"I saw [Max] Muncy playing second base [for the Dodgers in Game 6 of the
NLCS]. That's the way they do it. We've got some pretty good second basemen.
We've got some good outfielders."


Betts一直有在進行接滾地球的練習

針對Betts的二壘守備 Cora說:"我不知道 我從沒看過

如果你問Betts 他會回答:'I'm great.'

如果你問Pedroia 他會回答:'He sucked!' "

另外 Cora也提到他有看到Muncy守二壘(NLCS G6)


Given all the contact that second basemen can endure, the Red Sox would have
some natural safety concerns about their best all-around player risking
injury at a position he hasn't played with any regularity in four years.


然而 也需要考慮受傷的風險 畢竟Betts四年來沒守過幾場二壘

總之 Cora會考量所有狀況做出決定

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