“I definitely wish (the surgery) would’ve happened a little earlier,” Kalish said. “It’s not the most ideal situation. But when I come back, I should be 100 percent ready to go and that’s what we all want.”
Meanwhile, Ryan Sweeney emerges as the most likely option to start in right field on Opening Day. Sweeney, a left-handed hitter acquired with Bailey from Oakland, is known for his defense, but the Red Sox believe his opposite-field approach will yield success in Fenway Park [map] and better offensive numbers overall.
Darnell McDonald is an in-house option as a right-handed hitter, and utility man Mike Aviles has been playing right field in winter ball in Puerto Rico. The Red Sox still may add a right-handed-hitting outfielder. Andruw Jones and Ryan Spilborghs are free agent possibilities.
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