David Price has been fantastic for the Red Sox recently.
In his last nine starts, Price has gone 7-1 with a 2.72 ERA. This is a far cry from a month ago when reports were swirling about Price's video game habits and his blister injury, which was just another episode in the starter's storied past with the Boston media.
Price cracked another "Fortnite" joke Tuesday night following another dominant outing against the Angels.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora appeared on Dale & Keefe Wednesday and was asked a simple question: Does David Price like it in Boston? More specifically, does he like things like that fans and media interaction?
"I've never asked him that question. I know he likes to compete. I know he likes to show up every five days and pitch for this organization," Cora said. "What he's been going through his last seven or eight starts is good to see."
The manager noted that Price has made a lot of improvements over the last month and a half and said the lefty will only keep improving.
"We're very pleased. [Price] made some adjustments, not only with the way he prepares in between games – obviously the way everything happened a month, month and a half ago – but the way he's pitching," Cora said. "It's a work in progress every day. He wants to get better and we're very pleased he's doing what he's doing."
On Jackie Bradley Jr.: "We believe he's in a good place. Over the course of the road trip he found what he wanted to do with his front leg, he found his hands, and now it looks like he's swinging at strikes...He's in a good place. He got to the point where now he can compete on a nightly basis. He got to a point before the New York series, right around that time where it was tough. It was tough for him; it was tough for us because it wasn't coming on a nightly basis. But he's in a good place now."
On the growing popularity of J.D. Martinez: "Honestly, yesterday was the first day – and don't get me wrong I know fans are appreciating what he's doing – but yesterday people waited for his last at-bat. And as soon as he hit the ball and it was an out in center field, you could see people leaving the stadium. That's a good feeling. It reminds me of Manny and David, where people want to see four or five at-bats out of this guy."
On the Hanley Ramirez situation: "I was surprised, but not surprised he wasn't involved in this. I know the guy, I've known him since he was 17-18 years old. That's a guy that cares about his family, he has teenagers, and he has a daughter. I know how he feels about his family and there's no doubt in my mind he wasn't involved in this."
