Dustin Pedroia is Working Up the Red Sox LeaderboardsRed Sox by Mike Cooney - March 31, 20170 Has it Been That Long? It doesn't seem all that long ago that Dustin Pedroia was a pudgy rookie from Arizona State, struggling to hit his weight. But that, as it turns out was 11 years ago. Terry Francona's former cribbage rival hit just .191 in his cup of coffee in 2006.