{"id":48275,"date":"2025-05-15T07:41:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T07:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=48275"},"modified":"2025-05-15T07:41:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T07:41:29","slug":"red-sox-trade-pitch-deals-top-prospect-for-power-hitting-first-baseman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=48275","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox Trade Pitch Deals Top Prospect for Power-Hitting First Baseman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"has-video wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rhys-Hoskins.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rhys-Hoskins.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rhys-Hoskins.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rhys-Hoskins.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Rhys Hoskins\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"1333\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1640\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Entering the season, the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Boston Red Sox<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0felt confident that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Triston Casas<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0was ready to take over at first base\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">on an everyday basis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. But one bad step after an excuse-me swing \u00a0has the Red Sox now looking for a different answer.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On May 2 at Fenway Park, Casas tried to check his swing on a low pitch from Minnesota Twins starter Joe Ryan,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">chopping a slow groundball<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0up the first base line. As Ryan fumbled the ball, Casas lunged at the bag to beat the throw, but he fell in a heap and had to be\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">stretchered off of the field<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It was revealed the next day that Casas had suffered a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">left patellar tendon rupture<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and after surgery, he was declared out for the season.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cYeah, it\u2019s tough,\u201d said Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow. \u201cYou feel for Triston, given what he\u2019s been through the last two years here. It seems like these injuries, they pop up in kind of unconventional ways. And unfortunately, this is a serious one that\u2019s going to keep him out for a long time.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Rhys Hoskins Will Be a Free Agent After the Season and Could Be Available<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The sudden vacancy at first base jumpstarted another round of drama involving Rafael Devers and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the suggestion that he switch positions<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2026\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">again<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. But in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">an analysis of the situation<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Peter Abraham of The Boston Globe says that is just one of several options that the Red Sox should consider, and given that Devers is \u201cthe best designated hitter in the American League,\u201d Abraham suggests the Red Sox find another alternative.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Such as a trade, preferably for a right-handed power hitter \u201cto balance their lineup,\u201d like Milwaukee Brewers first baseman\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rhys Hoskins,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0who Abraham notes will be a free agent after this season.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Now in his eighth season, the 32-year-old Hoskins is slashing .292\/.396\/.462 for the Brewers, with seven doubles, five home runs and 24 RBIs in 130 at bats. In\u00a0839 career games, Hoskins has hit 179 with 511 RBIs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thinking along those same lines,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">TJ French of Athlon Sports proposes<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0that Boston trade prospect\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Luis Perales<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and utilityman\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Romy Gonz\u00e1lez<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to the Brewers in exchange for Hoskins.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cHoskins is set to be a free agent after this season, so it could be just a rental trade for Boston, which believes it\u2019s in a window now to make a run at the American League East crown and beyond,\u201d French surmises.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Boston\u2019s No. 4 Prospect Luis Perales is Rehabbing from Tommy John Surgery<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Perales,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Boston\u2019s No. 4 prospect<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, is still working his way back from\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tommy John surgery<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0that was performed in June of last season. In four minor league seasons, the 22-year-old has posted a 6-11 with a 3.24 ERA, striking out 224 batters in 161 innings.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s likely that Perales will not pitch at all this season, but he is confident that he will be back on track when the rehab is finished.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIt\u2019s tough to experience an injury like that at such a young age, getting a surgery like that,\u201d Perales said. \u201cBut truly here I feel like they\u2019ve helped me a lot, especially on the mental side to just stay focused and have a whole future ahead of me.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Entering the season, the\u00a0Boston Red Sox\u00a0felt confident that\u00a0Triston Casas\u00a0was ready to take over at first base\u00a0on an everyday basis. 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