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Daily Red Sox Links: Xander Bogaerts, Brian Johnson, David Ortiz

Today's links look at Eduardo Rodriguez's struggles, the expensive players not doing their part, and the return of Joe Kelly.

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Why hasn't Xander Bogaerts' power from the minors translated to his major-league career yet? (Dan Farnsworth; Fangraphs)

Brian Johnson made his first major-league start last night, and made it here on the back of a deep repertoire. (Alex Speier; Boston Globe)

The Red Sox are still working with Eduardo Rodriguez to fix his pitch-tipping issues. (Tim Britton; Providence Journal)

Fixing their young pitcher is one of the priorities for the rest of the season. (Sean McAdam; CSN New England)

David Ortiz is not a fan of this losing thing. (Gordon Edes; ESPN Boston)

A big part of the losing has been Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval. (Michael Silverman; Boston Herald)

Bryan Grosnick looks ahead to the arbitration-eligible players. (Bryan Grosnick; BP Boston)

Joe Kelly is starting tonight. Yay! (Rob Bradford; WEEI.com)