Very early voting in our latest
FenwayNation Poll suggests that most readers (55%) prefer that
Edwin Encarnacion take over for
David Ortiz next year at DH for the Red Sox. As the chart shows, Encarnacion's teammate
Jose Bautista is the second choice (17%), while "somebody"
not on the list of five reported Boston targets comes in third (14%). Former Red Sox first-baseman
Mike Napoli finishes fourth in the running (10%), with current Oriole slugger
Mark Trumbo next at 5%. At this stage, no one has yet voted for
Carlos Beltran. It's unclear if the signing of free-agent Encarnacion will be affected by
today's rumor of a battery lawsuit that has been filed against him by a woman. You can still vote in this poll
HERE.
