{"id":50791,"date":"2025-05-24T04:09:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T04:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=50791"},"modified":"2025-05-24T04:09:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T04:09:30","slug":"odd-timing-as-red-sox-release-1b-depth-prospect-from-2021-hunter-renfroe-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=50791","title":{"rendered":"Odd timing as Red Sox release 1B depth prospect from 2021 Hunter Renfroe trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Apr 3, 2022; North Port, Florida, USA; Boston Red Sox infielder Alex Binelas (16) fields the ball during the eighth inning against the Atlanta Braves during spring training at CoolToday Park. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters-Imagn Images\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_75,w_3250,h_1828\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jvzgbksph3n0s3prw5.jpg\" alt=\"Apr 3, 2022; North Port, Florida, USA; Boston Red Sox infielder Alex Binelas (16) fields the ball during the eighth inning against the Atlanta Braves during spring training at CoolToday Park. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters-Imagn Images\" width=\"3250\" height=\"1828\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Apr 3, 2022; North Port, Florida, USA; Boston Red Sox infielder Alex Binelas (16) fields the ball during the eighth inning against the Atlanta Braves during spring training at CoolToday Park. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters-Imagn Images\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Apr 3, 2022; North Port, Florida, USA; Boston Red Sox infielder Alex Binelas (16) fields the ball during the eighth inning against the Atlanta Braves during spring training at CoolToday Park. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters-Imagn Images | Mike Watters-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\"><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Boston Red Sox acquired first baseman Ryan Noda from the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday. They wasted no time making some room in Triple-A for the veteran. First base prospect\u00a0Alex Binelas was released on Friday.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Binelas was part of Boston&#8217;s return in the Hunter Renfroe trade (along with Jackie Bradley Jr. and David Hamilton) with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2021. He was the more highly-regarded prospect at the time, but Hamilton surpassed him following some impressive seasons that included gaudy stolen base numbers.\u00a0Renfroe was designated for assignment\u00a0from his 2025 team, the Kansas City Royals, on Friday.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Binelas has put together a solid 2025 season. However, the issue is that he wasn&#8217;t playing. The 24-year-old held a .257\/.366\/.457 slash line with one double and two home runs. He&#8217;d driven in six runs, scored nine more, and stole one base. Despite the good production, Binelas only appeared in 13 games (41 plate appearances). It simply didn&#8217;t seem like the Red Sox were interested in seeing much from him. That was highlighted following the Triston Casas injury.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Worcester Red Sox release Alex Binelas, prospect from Hunter Renfroe trade<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Although\u00a0they needed to look for first baseman options, Binelas hasn&#8217;t appeared at the position since April 23. He&#8217;s appeared at first base in just four games (24 2\/3 innings). Binelas has four innings at third base, 1\/3 of an inning in right field, and a hefty majority of his time at DH.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">It was becoming increasingly clear that\u00a0the Red Sox had no plans for Binelas. Blaze Jordan has been on a ridiculous tear in Double-A and has deserved a promotion for quite some time. That was one door being knocked down. Now, the addition of Noda creates another blockage for Binelas.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Binelas has improved nicely over the last two seasons. He&#8217;s proven himself to be an intriguing bat deserving of earning a role on a major league roster. The Red Sox didn&#8217;t feel like that opportunity was with them. He&#8217;ll get a chance with another organization, though.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apr 3, 2022; North Port, Florida, USA; Boston Red Sox infielder Alex Binelas (16) fields the ball during the eighth inning against the Atlanta Braves during spring&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Odd timing as Red Sox release 1B depth prospect from 2021 Hunter Renfroe trade - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=50791\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Odd timing as Red Sox release 1B depth prospect from 2021 Hunter Renfroe trade - 24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Apr 3, 2022; 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