Thursday Links

Photo by Kelly O’Connor of sittingstill.smugmug.com

It was a quiet day down in Fort Myers on Wednesday. The defending world champs enjoyed their first off day of the spring, which left us with nothing to do…

• Baseball wasn’t completely on hold on Wednesday. Felix Doubront pitched in a minor league game against the Minnesota Twins. (Strong performance for Doubront)

• Shane Victorino has been switch hitting for a long time, so it makes sense that he hasn’t decided if he’s ditching the left side of the plate just yet. (Switching up history? For Shane Victorino, complicated past and present decisions)

• Most Red Sox fans dream about Giancarlo Stanton playing in Boston but is he really the ace in the hole that the Red Sox should be waiting for? Perhaps not. (Forget Giancarlo Stanton, Red Sox should wait for Jason Heyward)

• The Stephen Drew saga has been a sad and painful journey to watch. Not only does the shortstop remain unemployed, but his market has completely vanished, and he may have to wait until June to sign. (Stephen Drew regrets not taking qualifying offer from Red Sox)

• It’s easy to tell when Jake Peavy is pitching, just look for the guy chomping on tobacco and hollering at himself. But that act isn’t new, Peavy has always been that way. (Jake Peavy’s intensity evident from a young age)

• After the tragic loss of his newborn son earlier this year, Rich Hill is trying to make light of a dark and depressing situation. (In memory of Brooks Hill)

• The Arizona Fall League isn’t just meant for players improve their craft, it can also have a similar impact on coaches. (AFL stint was a boots to Arnie Beyeler’s career)

• Tweet of the day: Okay, so this is actually from a couple days ago and I somehow missed it. Hilarious.