474 shares share tweet sms send email By: | February 22, 2016 9:18 am ET John Farrell said Sox asked Pablo Sandoval to return in better shape to help his defense. — Mark J. Murphy (@murphmj) Spring Training is here. , who is nicknamed after a Panda, is fat. media acted predictably. I asked Sandoval if anyone in Sox organization told him to lose weight in offseason. He said, 'no.' Said he doesn't know what he weighs — Dan Shaughnessy (@Dan_Shaughnessy) Believe it or not, Pablo Sandoval . Safe to say Pablo Sandoval didn't miss too many meals this offseason [cough] — Steve Silva (@stevesilva) Sandoval . His defense was a little better. His offense took a slight decline. But, he . Reading into how fat Pablo Sandoval was . Multiple Pablo Sandoval were extant. Even Vin Scully was throwing shade. Not clear how Sandoval’s weight correlates to performance. He was large when in charge during the 2012 World Series. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) Red Sox fans will hope some of that Kung FuPanda magic returns in 2016. Sandoval was terrible last season. Heftier players don’t tend to age well. The 29-year-old still has four years and $72.4 million left on his contract. , , 474 shares share tweet sms send email