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Red Sox Place Depth Piece On Injured List Following Brutal Collision

Boston will be without a slick defender for at least a week

Scott Neville

Red Sox Place Depth Piece On Injured List Following Brutal Collision
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The Boston Red Sox's middle infield has been a revolving door since Opening Day and continues to be one of the more prominent question marks facing the franchise -- though the addition of Trevor Story helps mightily. 

One of the many utility men deployed there this season was Yu Chang, who has been in Triple-A Worcester since his demotion on Aug 8. He won't be a viable option to fill in for the foreseeable future either.

The 28-year-old left Saturday's game after a collision at first base and has since been placed on the 7-day injury list according to the club.

Chang was the primary shortstop for a hefty chunk of the Red Sox's season but has since been buried down the depth chart.

Story's return, the acquisition of Luis Urías at the trade deadline and the sudden emergence of Pablo Reyes were enough to force him off the big-league roster initially. 

Now, with the team out of contention, top prospect Ceddanne Rafaela is seeing time up the middle as well as Enmanual Valdez. David Hamilton was called up recently too but already is back in Worcester.

Chang is a plus defender but his bat inhibits him from truly carving out a full-time gig in Major League Baseball. The veteran hit .162 with eight extra-base hits including six home runs, 18 RBIs and a .552 OPS in 39 games this season.

He's a career .204 hitter with solid pop but cannot be relied upon with the bat in his hand. Hopefully, he comes back strong and can find a role in the organization.

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Scott Neville
SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's new page "Inside The Red Sox." Before starting "Inside The Red Sox", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer.  His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Red Sox" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu

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