The issue no one really wants to talk about—whether
David Ortiz will be ready for Opening Day—has moved to the front burner.
A scheduled Sunday "base running drill" was postponed until today due to "discomfort in his right Achilles’ tendon". You know, the same one he injured last
July. Papi has yet to play in any of the Red Sox 10 Spring games, and is near the point where he will
have to start playing if he is to make the Opening Day lineup. Said manager
John Farrell,
“These next three days, I think, are going to tell a lot where David’s at in his ability to remain loose inside of a given day.” Oh, boy!
