Red Sox Might Have Found Their Temporary Dustin Pedroia Replacement In Eric Patterson

Faced with the unfortunate absence of Dustin Pedroia for at least a little while, the Red Sox were in need of some depth in the infield. Depth they’ve now acquired in the person of Eric Patterson:

The 27 year old Patterson was recently designated for assignment by the Oakland A’s after hitting just .204 over 111 trips to the plate. While his Major League OPS is just .641 over parts of four seasons, he’s had much better success in AAA, and he’s experienced at both second base and in the outfield.

We’ll see whether Patterson or Bill Hall ends up getting the majority of starts at second base.