In need of a shortstop, the Red Sox have asked second baseman Dustin Pedroia if he'd be willing to change positions.
"They've asked me if I think I could play shortstop," Pedroia told ESPN's Peter Gammons. "They've put it out there and I've told them I'm all for it. I can do it. I can't wait for [Terry Francona] to call me and ask, 'can you do it?' I can do it. I really want to do it."
Boston lost shortstop Alex Gonzalez in free agency.
Pedroia was an All-American shortstop at Arizona State and the Sox believe that it may be easier to sign an everyday, defensive second baseman than find another shortstop.
Red Sox Considering Moving Pedroia To Shortstop