Triston Casas has officially been named one of three finalists for the American League Rookie of the Year Award. “Finalist” isn’t really the right word for this — the voting has concluded and a winner has already been determined, so all it really means is that Casas finished in amongst the top three vote-getters. But still, it’s nice to see him get a little extra national recognition, even though Gunnar Henderson of the Baltimore Orioles is the heavy favorite to walk away with the prize. (Alex Speier, Boston Globe)
A heart-of-the-order consisting of Casas, Rafael Devers, and Shoehei Ohtani might be the very best in all of baseball (albeit, arguably too left-handed).