Boston Red Sox

When the Boston Red Sox suddenly designated Hanley Ramirez for assignment on May 25, 2018, the timing wasn’t necessarily suspicious. Ramirez had gone 0-for-4 with three strikeouts the night before in Tampa Bay. He was 0-for-his-last-20 and doing little to intimidate opponents as the team’s designated hitter. Ramirez was also in the final year of…