PLAYING TIME: Is Middlebrooks on his way to minors?

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Red Sox | Minor leagues not option for Will Middlebrooks yet
Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell said the team is not seriously considering sending 3B Will Middlebrooks down to the minor leagues at this point. Farrell said SS José Iglesias is getting more starts at third base than Middlebrooks because Iglesias is hitting well while Middlebrooks has been struggling.  Source: Boston Herald - Scott Lauber
 
BHQ take: Iglesias continues to defy the projections with a .431 BA against a .290 xBA and a projected .248 xBA for the rest of the season. But those results continue to...

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