The Boston Red Sox had to upgrade at first base this offseason. After running out a motley crew of fill-ins that consisted of Abraham Toro, Romy Gonzalez, Nathaniel Lowe and others in 2025, finding a full-time starter with middle-of-the-order credentials was a necessity.
Of course, those fill-ins were only necessary because the team's original answer at the cold corner, Triston Casas, suffered yet another injury. This one, a ruptured left patellar tendon, ended his season in early May after just 29 games.
Thankfully, Craig Breslow and the front office took that call to action to heart, and in their second trade of the offseason with Chaim Bloom and the St.