Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians, 05/23/2013, at Fenway Park ... Find Tickets

Meet the 2012 Red Sox

Ryan Sweeney, RF Fast fact: Sweeney has not made an error since Aug. 17, 2009, a stretch of 209 games. Lowdown: Sweeney has a career .342 on-base percentage and is a terrific defensive right fielder. No wonder the Sox were willing to take him off Oakland’s hands. Fenway Park could help increase his mysteriously missing power, too. His ceiling may be as a platoon player with Cody Ross in right field once Carl Crawford returns to the lineup. Bobby V’s view: “Watching him, I don’t think he knows himself as well as he should, especially as a hitter.'
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Ryan Sweeney, RF

Fast fact: Sweeney has not made an error since Aug. 17, 2009, a stretch of 209 games.
Lowdown: Sweeney has a career .342 on-base percentage and is a terrific defensive right fielder. No wonder the Sox were willing to take him off Oakland’s hands. Fenway Park could help increase his mysteriously missing power, too. His ceiling may be as a platoon player with Cody Ross in right field once Carl Crawford returns to the lineup.
Bobby V’s view: “Watching him, I don’t think he knows himself as well as he should, especially as a hitter."