last season as a starter, will play reserve role in '15

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Though there is a logjam that will likely squeeze Daniel Nava out of the same playing time he's had the past two years, the outfielder isn't stressing about it.

Nava has rare perspective, considering he was undrafted and had to be discovered from the independent league before the Red Sox even found him. And in Spring Training 2012, Nava had gone from the guy who hit a grand slam on the first pitch he saw in the Major Leagues to someone who wasn't even on the 40-man roster anymore.

Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne. This story was not subject to the approval ofMajor League Baseball or its clubs.

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Here's Bill Lee doing yoga at Red Sox Spring Training

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By Gemma Kaneko |

We all know that at some point in his career, former Red Sox pitcher Bill Lee probably won the paper plate award for "Most Likely to Get Really, Really Into Yoga." After all, his nickname is "Spaceman" and he reads books by self-described "mystics."

So it's not a huge surprise that he appears to be turning Boston's Spring Training facilities in Fort Myers into a great place to practice his downward dog.

Veteran steps out between pitches to figure out what's coming next

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Red Sox slugger David Ortiz isn't a fan of the rule being instituted this season that batters must keep one foot in the batter's box throughout