The Crimson Sox introduced Saturday morning that they’ve positioned first baseman Triston Casas on the 10-day injured listing with a ruptured left patellar tendon. He suffered the injury throughout Friday evening’s sport. Chief baseball officer Craig Breslow says Casas can have surgical procedure they usually don’t anticipate him again this 12 months, per Chris Cotillo of MassLive.
To interchange Casas on the lively roster, the staff has chosen Abraham Toro’s contract from Triple-A Worcester. Boston had an open spot on the 40-man, so no additional corresponding transaction was vital. In a further roster transfer, the Crimson Sox reinstated Brennan Bernardino from the bereavement listing and optioned Luis Guerrero to Triple-A.
The Casas information is terrible however unsurprising. He suffered an obvious damage Friday evening when he awkwardly hit the primary base bag whereas attempting to beat out a grounder. He was down on the bottom in clear ache for a very long time and finally was taken off the sector on a stretcher. It appeared doubtless that he would miss an prolonged interval, and that’s now confirmed. He hasn’t but been moved to the 60-day IL, however that can occur at any time when the Sox want a 40-man spot.
The Sox must work out learn how to substitute Casas at first base. Breslow says that each one choices are on the desk, and he didn’t rule out Rafael Devers taking up, although outfield prospect Roman Anthony or infield prospect Marcelo Mayer are unlikely to be moved to first.
Devers is at present the full-time designated hitter after Alex Bregman bumped him off third base. Shifting him to first base and opening the DH spot would assist the membership with some roster crunches elsewhere.
Anthony and Mayer are two of the most effective prospects in baseball, however each are at present in Triple-A and considerably blocked on the massive league roster. The Sox at present have an outfield combine consisting of Jarren Duran, Wilyer Abreu, Ceddanne Rafaela and Rob Refsnyder. The infield has Bregman, Trevor Story and Kristian Campbell at third base, shortstop and second base, respectively. Outfielder/designated hitter Masataka Yoshida may additionally get into the combination, although he has been battling ongoing shoulder issues and his return timeline is unclear.
It’s a little bit of a crowded image with Devers within the DH spot. If he had been to take over at first base, that might open issues up and permit varied gamers to rotate by means of the DH spot. Devers has no skilled expertise at first, however loads of subpar third basemen have moved throughout the diamond through the years. Whereas Breslow appeared to go away the door open to the concept, supervisor Alex Cora downplayed the likelihood. “From my finish, proper now, no…. he’s my DH,” Cora mentioned, per Alex Speier of The Boston Globe.
For now, it looks as if utility infielder Romy González would be the first try. Cora tells Speier that this is a chance for González “to exit and carry out.” Aside from Casas, he’s the one Boston participant to have performed first base this 12 months. He’s having a good season, with a .279/.340/.419 batting line and 113 wRC+. Nonetheless, that comes with no residence runs and a .364 batting common on balls in play. In his 502 profession plate appearances, he has a .246/.277/.390 line and 81 wRC+.
That profession manufacturing can be lower than splendid from first base, which is mostly a bat-first place, however the Sox will attempt it for now. Maybe they are going to discover some exterior choices within the coming weeks, trying to make a commerce or seize one other participant off waivers. Peter Abraham of The Boston Globe says Breslow is trying on the commerce market.
González had beforehand been in a multi-positional function, having additionally performed some second and third base this 12 months. In his profession, he has performed shortstop and the outfield as effectively. With him set to grow to be the membership’s common first baseman for now, Toro has been added so as to add some defensive versatility to the bench.
Toro, 28, signed a minor league take care of the Sox within the offseason. He has carried out effectively in Triple-A this 12 months, with a .310/.403/.480 line, although a .392 BABIP is doing him some favors. He has performed the three non-shortstop infield positions and the outfield corners in his huge league profession. He has at all times hit effectively in Triple-A however has a .220/.285/.353 line and 82 wRC+ in 1,298 huge league plate appearances.
