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This March 29, 2016 photograph indicates Boston Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval tossing to first in the wake of handling a ground out by Minnesota Twins' Byung Ho Park in the main inning of a spring preparing ball game in Fort Myers, Fla. Boston Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said Monday, Nov. 7, 2016 Pablo Sandoval has trimmed down in the wake of missing almost the whole 2016 season. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Kung Fu Panda is significantly less roly poly.
Boston Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said Pablo Sandoval has trimmed down in the wake of missing about the whole 2016 season.
The third baseman had all the earmarks of being admirably over his recorded 255 pounds when he reported for spring preparing in February, and he was constrained to three diversions and seven plate appearances before season-finishing surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder.
"He lost a great deal of weight. I won't give you the correct weight. I simply don't put stock in doing that," Dombrowski said Monday as the yearly broad administrators gatherings began.
Sandoval helped San Francisco win World Series titles in 2010, '12 and '14 however hit .245 with 10 homers and 47 RBIs in his first season with the Red Sox in the wake of marking a $95 million, five-year contract in November 2014.
Boston said amid spring preparing it was not worried about Sandoval's weight, and primary proprietor John Henry said Sandoval's muscle to fat ratio ratios proportion was 17 percent, down from 21 percent a year ago.
Sandoval spent a great part of the season at Boston's spring preparing complex in Fort Myers, Florida.
"He was down there chipping away at recovery, then fortifying, took groundballs, tossing, swinging the bat. He's prepared to play in diversions at this moment," Dombrowski said. "Will give him credit: He chipped away at dietary parts of his life. ... He's truly taken colossal steps."
Boston has not chose whether Sandoval will be permitted to play in amusements this winter.
"He's really inquired as to whether he could play winter ball. We're not prepared to do that yet with him," Dombrowski said. "Despite everything we believe there's a considerable measure of advantage by him keeping on being in Fort Myers and be down there working with our kin."
Sandoval is a possibility to play third base next season, alongside Brock Holt, Travis Shaw and Yoan Moncada. Sandoval likewise could get time at assigned hitter taking after the retirement of slugger David Ortiz. Sandoval lost his third base employment to Shaw in spring preparing this year.
Subsequent to winning the AL East, Boston was cleared in the Division Series by Cleveland, which won the AL flag and lost the World Series to the Chicago Cubs in seven recreations.
Dombrowski, who joined the Red Sox in August 2015 after he was let go by Detroit, said he addressed administrators from the Atlanta Braves, who won 14 straight division titles from 1991-2005 yet only one World Series, and John Hart, whose moves helped Cleveland to six in front of the rest of the competition completes in seven years from 1995-2001 with no titles.
"I've really been included in winning the division five of the most recent six years. We haven't won a World Series," Dombrowski said. "What's more, I can't see that there's a consistent idea when I begin talking. On the off chance that some person has one, I'm somewhat open to catch wind of it. You begin discussing who plays well at a specific day and age. It's only a unique little something. You look immediately, we had a couple folks that didn't pitch and in addition they're fit for pitching, beginning shrewd, however we additionally didn't swing the bats like we were fit for swinging."
This March 29, 2016 photograph indicates Boston Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval tossing to first in the wake of handling a ground out by Minnesota Twins' Byung Ho Park in the main inning of a spring preparing ball game in Fort Myers, Fla. Boston Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said Monday, Nov. 7, 2016 Pablo Sandoval has trimmed down in the wake of missing almost the whole 2016 season. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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3 COMMENTS
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Kung Fu Panda is significantly less roly poly.
Boston Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said Pablo Sandoval has trimmed down in the wake of missing about the whole 2016 season.
The third baseman had all the earmarks of being admirably over his recorded 255 pounds when he reported for spring preparing in February, and he was constrained to three diversions and seven plate appearances before season-finishing surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder.
"He lost a great deal of weight. I won't give you the correct weight. I simply don't put stock in doing that," Dombrowski said Monday as the yearly broad administrators gatherings began.
Sandoval helped San Francisco win World Series titles in 2010, '12 and '14 however hit .245 with 10 homers and 47 RBIs in his first season with the Red Sox in the wake of marking a $95 million, five-year contract in November 2014.
Boston said amid spring preparing it was not worried about Sandoval's weight, and primary proprietor John Henry said Sandoval's muscle to fat ratio ratios proportion was 17 percent, down from 21 percent a year ago.
Sandoval spent a great part of the season at Boston's spring preparing complex in Fort Myers, Florida.
"He was down there chipping away at recovery, then fortifying, took groundballs, tossing, swinging the bat. He's prepared to play in diversions at this moment," Dombrowski said. "Will give him credit: He chipped away at dietary parts of his life. ... He's truly taken colossal steps."
Boston has not chose whether Sandoval will be permitted to play in amusements this winter.
"He's really inquired as to whether he could play winter ball. We're not prepared to do that yet with him," Dombrowski said. "Despite everything we believe there's a considerable measure of advantage by him keeping on being in Fort Myers and be down there working with our kin."
Sandoval is a possibility to play third base next season, alongside Brock Holt, Travis Shaw and Yoan Moncada. Sandoval likewise could get time at assigned hitter taking after the retirement of slugger David Ortiz. Sandoval lost his third base employment to Shaw in spring preparing this year.
Subsequent to winning the AL East, Boston was cleared in the Division Series by Cleveland, which won the AL flag and lost the World Series to the Chicago Cubs in seven recreations.
Dombrowski, who joined the Red Sox in August 2015 after he was let go by Detroit, said he addressed administrators from the Atlanta Braves, who won 14 straight division titles from 1991-2005 yet only one World Series, and John Hart, whose moves helped Cleveland to six in front of the rest of the competition completes in seven years from 1995-2001 with no titles.
"I've really been included in winning the division five of the most recent six years. We haven't won a World Series," Dombrowski said. "What's more, I can't see that there's a consistent idea when I begin talking. On the off chance that some person has one, I'm somewhat open to catch wind of it. You begin discussing who plays well at a specific day and age. It's only a unique little something. You look immediately, we had a couple folks that didn't pitch and in addition they're fit for pitching, beginning shrewd, however we additionally didn't swing the bats like we were fit for swinging."
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