After a strong season, the Red Sox are linked to an ex-Blue Jays slugger in free agency.
For the foreseeable future, the Boston Red Sox will be without one of their most valuable hitters.
First baseman Triston Casas of Boston just went down due to rib cartilage tears. How long it will take him to be able to begin making plans to come back is unknown. It could last for more than two months or as little as three weeks.
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Bobby Dalbec, the Red Sox’s first baseman, is presently starting in Casas’ place, but adding someone from outside the team may make a lot of sense. Former San Francisco Giants and Toronto Blue Jays slugger Brandon Belt has been linked to the team, if Boston is interested in making a move, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post.
“Age is an outsized factor in free agency. Brandon Belt, even better, still doesn’t have a job,” Heyman said. “Belt might make sense for the Red Sox, who’ve lost Triston Casas for a couple of months. Garrett Cooper, just DFA’ed by the (Chicago Cubs), was pursued by Boston in spring.”
Belt appeared in 103 games last season with the Blue Jays and clubbed 19 home runs and drove in 43 runs. It’s surprising that he still is available but he could make a lot of sense for the Red Sox. He is a 13-year veteran and certainly wouldn’t cost a lot.
The veteran showed last season that he can find success in the American League East and he could be the exact type of player who could help fill in for Casas. Why not give him a chance.
