985, the sports hub.

We are Tudcher and Rich.

Peter Abraham, of course, covers the Boston Red Sox for the Boston Globe.

He's kind enough to join us on the AT&T expert hotline.

Hello, Peter.

Hey, guys.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Now, we just heard a promo by Felgram Az coming into this, but it has been interesting

the way Farrell has used Pablo Sandoval.

It's, you know, he won't have him in.

You would seem for defensive purposes, but then at the end of the game, he'll put him in,

and he'll put him out there at third base.

Is there any kind of logic to the way he's being used right now? Well, I guess the fact that he's not starting is logical in the first place, but he learned his lesson yesterday. When he pinch hit him, he took him out right away and put Marrero in and then didn't have Pablo play defense the night before. He left him into play defense for three innings, which seemed a little ridiculous because he's the last guy you want out there in a close game defensively. So they're definitely marginalizing. They're definitely putting them off to the side. And I think it's a matter of time before they figure out a way to get them off the roster. Now, the easy thing to just cut them? I mean, I've advocated that. I wrote that the other day. At this point, they're keeping three guys on the roster where they only need one.

They got him on there. I mean, I've advocated that. I wrote that the other day. At this point, they're keeping three guys on the roster where they only need one.

They got him on there.

They got Marrero on there to play defense behind them.

And they have Josh Rutledge on the roster just a platoon with them.

So you're basically tying up three roster spots because it is one guy.

All right.

So, you know, the Red Sox have had a couple of, you know, extra ending wins.

They've been exciting wins, long games, but exciting wins.

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