There will be opportunities for Jeremy Hermida in Boston, to be sure.
But there could also be long stretches of idle time for an outfielder used to seeing his name on the Marlins' lineup card nearly every day. That means adjustments and heeding plenty of advice from veteran players who have filled a reserve role.
The 26-year-old is only two years removed from a season in which he hit .296 with 18 home runs and 63 RBIs with an .807 on-base-percentage. He hasn't fulfilled the hefty "potential" tag he's been branded with since being a first-round pick. Instead, Hermida is likely to develop into a fourth outfielder and left-handed bat off the bench with such a stacked group of outfielders playing in front of him in Boston.
Hermida said watching former Marlins teammate...
