| 25 May 2010
WEEI 's Rob Bradford is reporting that Jacoby Ellsbury will move back to centerfield with Mike Cameron being activated off the DL today. Cameron will play left field for the foreseeable future, presumably to make thing easier on his lingering abdomen injury.
"Yeah, I should be OK. Yeah, I don't know, you'll have to talk to Tito," said Cameron, who played left field during his rehab stint, but has only manned the position three times throughout his 16-year career (with 2000 serving as his last stint in left). "I may even move around a little bit, to different spots."
Personally, I would have preferred this arrangement from the get-go, allowing to Ellsbury to continue his development in center while keeping the 37 yer-old Cameron healthy in the smaller left field. The Sox may switch things up down the road, but I think too much juggling might hurt more than it helps. Ellsbury seems pleased with the change:
"That's where I've always played, center," said Ellsbury, who has been playing centerfield since returning from the disabled list last Saturday, "So, yeah, I was pretty happy about that.
"I think that's definitely my natural position and where you would think I would play. So, yeah, they told me I was going to left and I told them basically whatever would help the team out, I would go to left. Now it's come back around and I'm fine with it."
With Cameron back on the roster, the Red Sox designated Darnell MacDonald for assignment. D-Mac hit .263 with 3 homers, 4 doubles, 11 RBI and 9 runs scored while filling in for Cameron and Ellsbury. Jeremey Hermida will go back to being the primary OF off the bench.
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