There's a simple reason, new Red Sox president David Dombrowski said Tuesday, that the team began working out Hanley Ramirez at first base.

Given the way the team's young outfielders are playing, it was the "logical" thing to do, Dombrowski said by phone from Boston. And judging by what Ramirez told reporters Tuesday, he agrees.

"We got Jackie, we got Mookie, we got the Cuban guy -- what's his name? I know his name -- they cover a lot of ground out there," Ramirez said. "It's what we need. You want young blood out there, hustling and diving all over the place.

"I can't do that. I had two surgeries on my left shoulder; I can't be flying all over the place. It's really impressive when you got those three guys out there, and I'm really happy to move to see that."