That Pablo Sandoval arrived to join the team the same week that John Henry publicly stated the team needs him to return to form surely is not a coincidence. Equally notable is that the third baseman arrived having reportedly lost 22 lbs. He lost his starting job in spring training to Travis Shaw as much because of his issues with conditioning as his poor performance on the field.
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