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Daily Red Sox Links: David Ortiz, David Price, Pablo Sandoval

Today's links look at the postponement of Opening Day, the young shortstop battle in the first series of the year, and the 2011 draft.

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Yesterday's postponement was weird enough that the teams had to release a statement on why the game was pushed back a day. (Zack Cox; NESN)

Michael Silverman argues that MLB needs to do a better job of scheduling Openers away from cities likely to get this kind of weather. (Michael Silverman; Boston Herald)

Not only was the game pushed back a day, but so was the start of the David Ortiz Retirement Tour. (Nick Canelas; BP Boston)

Add the start of David Price's Red Sox career to that list as well. (Rob Bradford; WEEI)

Whenever Cleveland and Boston do play, we'll be watching two of the best young shortstops in baseball facing off. (Brian MacPherson; Providence Journal)

Alex Speier looks back at just how impressive the 2011 draft was for the Red Sox. (Alex Speier; Boston Globe)

Boston is in a really weird position with trying to find a role for Pablo Sandoval. (Scott Lauber; ESPN Boston)

For his part, Sandoval continues to say the right things. (Sean McAdam; CSN New England)

Matt Huegel has an interesting interview with Bryant University alum and Red Sox prospect Kevin McAvoy. (Matt Huegel; Sox Prospects)

Yesterday, Baseball Prospectus released a top-175 25-and-under list that included 10 players in the Red Sox organization. (Baseball Prospectus)