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Red Sox Strut: Mitch Moreland and Chris Sale lead the pack

By Matthew Loper

Apr 16, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox first baseman Mitch Moreland (18) heads to first base after hitting a two RBI single during the seventh inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 16, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox first baseman Mitch Moreland (18) heads to first base after hitting a two RBI single during the seventh inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports /
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The weekly article series where we examine the two players who deserve to strut their stuff for the Boston Red Sox. This week — Mitch Moreland and Chris Sale. 

Apr 16, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia (15) congratulates left fielder Andrew Benintendi (16) after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 7-5 at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 16, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia (15) congratulates left fielder Andrew Benintendi (16) after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 7-5 at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports /

If you want to fully understand what the Red Sox Strut is, it means to have reason to walk with a confident, proud air around you. Some people mistake it for vanity, arrogance, or being pompous. This incorrect assumption is not what we mean. The Strut is about knowing that your deeds showed off your amazing skills to the baseball-loving public.

After the second week of the season, the Red Sox still seem to be trying to get their bearings and are still figuring some things out.

The team is a bit up-and-down to start the year, finding themselves in the middle of the AL East at 7-5. The bats have gone quiet for long stretches as Boston looks for a couple players to step as the reality of life after Big Papi sets in.

Still, with solid starting pitching and a true ace in Chris Sale leading the attack, the Red Sox clearly remain one of the favorites to go for it all this year. Let’s take a look at who was contributing this week and who has earned the right to Strut.

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