FORT MYERS http://www.bravesfanproshop.com/authentic-nick-markakis-jersey , Fla. (AP) — Dustin Pedroia feels ready for opening day. Boston Red Sox are erring on the side of caution.Pedroia will miss Boston’s opener for the second straight season, staying in extended spring training to rehab his left knee, on which he had surgeries each of the past two offseasons. Pedroia, a key figure for the Red Sox during most of his 13-year career, believes he’s ready to go but understands why the reigning World Series champions are hesitant.“It is what it is,” he said. “I don’t think the team was expecting me to come in and look the way I look, so they just want to make sure they do it right. That’s basically it. They’ve had to hold me back. I mean Bob Uecker Jersey , I’m ready for opening day. It’s just that they’re scared. No one’s ever come back from something like this.”The 2008 AL MVP started at second base against the split-squad Rays on Thursday night and will play in some of the remaining exhibition games in Florida and when Boston travels to Arizona to play the Cubs on Monday and Tuesday.The team just isn’t confident he could be ready for the season opener March 28 against the Mariners in Seattle.“We’re running out of time,” manager Alex Cora said. “There’s been no setbacks, nothing out of the ordinary. It’s just that we feel we need more time to do the back-to-backs, more innings. There’s no target date (for his activation).”Cora wants to keep Pedroia progressing steadily. The 35-year-old Pedroia has three years remaining on a $110 million, eight-year contract, and Boston wants to get as many games out of him in that time as possible.“This is not only for this year,” Cora said. “It’s a plan for three years. We need him to keep playing and he’ll be OK.”“I feel like I’m ready, but they want to see how my knee responds when I (play back-to-back games) Tyler Flowers Jersey ,” Pedroia said. “Which I understand. I appreciate that. So, we’ll just go from there.” Bryce Harper is going to put on a show for Philadelphia Phillies fans if Las Vegas is to be believed.Caesars shared the latest odds for Major League Baseball's primary individual awards for the 2019 season, and Harper checks in as the favorite to land the National League MVP at +600 (bet $100 to win $600).Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout is the favorite to win the American League MVP at +125, Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale is favored to win the AL Cy Young at +250, and Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer and New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom are favored to win the NL Cy Young at +300.B/R Betting br_bettingMLB awards favorites, via CaesarsAL MVP: Mike Trout (+125)NL MVP: Bryce Harper (+600)AL Cy Young: Chris Sale (+250)NL Cy Young: Scherzer/deGrom (+300) ADsy9pIDuDTrout is just 27 years old but is already well on his way to becoming one of the best players in baseball history. The seven-time All-Star and six-time Silver Slugger has two MVPs on his resume and does everything with highlight-reel grabs in center, a batting average better than .300 in each of the last three seasons and at least 27 home runs in six straight years.He posted 39 long balls and 24 stolen bases in 2018.Harper also has an MVP on his resume (2015) and could see an increase in production based on the protection around him in the Phillies鈥?lineup. He led the league with 130 walks in 2018 but will have new Philadelphia additions in Jean Segura, Andrew McCutchen and J.T. Realmuto around him in the order.That could lead to more pitches to hit and MVP-level production for the former Nationals outfielder.As for Sale http://www.bravesfanproshop.com/authentic-nick-markakis-jersey , a Cy Young is about the only thing missing in his career. He helped the Red Sox win the World Series last year and is a seven-time All-Star but continues to just miss on the highest individual award for pitchers.Hefinishedin the top six in voting seven different times.The NL Cy Young figures to be the tightest race given these odds after deGrom held off Scherzer last year. The Mets ace won the award with a 1.70 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 269 strikeouts, while the Nationals ace finished in second with a 2.53 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 300 strikeouts.Fortunately for Scherzer, he has three Cy Youngs already before just missing last year.
