What Triston Casas said about a potential extension with Red Sox

Triston Casas finished third in AL Rookie of the Year voting in 2023.The Red Sox took care of an important piece of business last week, signing 24-year-old starter Brayan Bello to a six-year contract extension worth $55 million.

While the Red Sox still have a ways to go before re-establishing themselves as a premier power in MLB, locking down a key building block like Bello and signing him through the start of his free-agent years stands as a prudent move for a team looking to build a new foundation of young talent at Fenway Park.

If the Red Sox want to continue that trend, their next order of business likely involves handing a similar long-term contract to slugging first baseman Triston…