David Ortiz went three for four with a home run as the Red Sox pounded the Astros 7-2. Ortiz is trying to make up for lost time with a .550/.571/.850 slash line thanks to 11 hits in five games.

If David Ortiz isn’t careful, he may inspire a following of teammates to regard spring training as nothing more than a two-month waste of their time.

Some of us have suspected that for a long time.