Triston Casas

Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow believes manager Alex Cora is doing a great job in getting the most out of the team despite a slew of crippling injuries to begin the season."(He deserves) a ton of credit," Breslow told WEEI's "The Greg Hill Show" on Thursday. "I think it would be really easy to look at the injuries and specifically who has suffered from those injuries and kind of think it would be really difficult to overcome those, and that the odds are just stacked against us. Instead, I think the complete opposite has been true."Boston is off to an 18-13 start with a plus-41 run differential despite injuries to Rafael Devers, Trevor Story, Vaughn Grissom, Triston Casas, Nick Pivetta, Brayan Bello, and Garrett Whitlock."I think that is a credit to Alex and his ability to create a really positive and strong culture and connect guys and relate to them and get them to believe in what we're trying to do here," Breslow added.Entering Thursday's action, the Red Sox rotation boasts a 2.60 ERA - the lowest in baseball - and owns the second-best fWAR (5.1), while the club's offense ranks 11th with a 107 wRC+ and has hit the seventh-most home runs (36).Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Boston Red Sox signed first baseman Dominic Smith to a major-league deal, they announced Wednesday.Smith will make his Red Sox debut on Wednesday, playing first base and batting seventh against the San Francisco Giants. Designated hitter/outfielder Masataka Yoshida was placed on the 10-day injured list with a sprained left thumb to open Smith's spot on the active roster.The Tampa Bay Rays released Smith from his contract earlier in the day, according to The Boston Globe's Pete Abraham.The left-handed hitting Smith should give the Red Sox a platoon partner at first base with the recently acquired Garrett Cooper. Triston Casas is out of action with torn cartilage in his ribs.The Rays signed Smith to a minor-league contract on March 30, but he didn't appear in a big-league game with them. The 28-year-old slashed .263/.337/.375 with two home runs and 11 RBIs in 21 games for Triple-A Durham. Smith is a seven-year veteran who played last season with the Washington Nationals and spent 2017-2022 with the New York Mets.His best campaign was the shortened 2020 season when he posted a .993 OPS with 42 RBIs in 50 games.Yoshida, who was placed on the IL, sprained his thumb during Sunday's game against the Chicago Cubs. The 30-year-old had sat for a week before finally getting back into the lineup on Saturday, and rapped out five hits in seven at-bats before the injury.Boston also designated reliever Vladimir Gutierrez for assignment to clear a 40-man roster spot for Smith. Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Boston Red Sox are signing first baseman Dominic Smith and he will join the major-league club, a source told The Boston Globe's Julian McWilliams.The Tampa Bay Rays released Smith from his contract earlier Wednesday, according to The Boston Globe's Pete Abraham.The left-handed hitting Smith should give the Red Sox a platoon partner at first base with the recently acquired Garrett Cooper. Triston Casas is out of action with torn cartilage in his ribs.The Rays signed Smith to a minor-league contract on March 30, but he didn't appear in a big-league game with them. The 28-year-old slashed .263/.337/.375 with two home runs and 11 RBIs in 21 games for Triple-A Durham. Smith is a seven-year veteran who played last season with the Washington Nationals and spent 2017-2022 with the New York Mets.His best campaign was the shortened 2020 season when he posted a .993 OPS with 42 RBIs in 50 games. Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Red Sox transferred Casas (ribs) to the 60-day injured list Saturday, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

The Boston Red Sox acquired first baseman Garrett Cooper from the Chicago Cubs for cash considerations, the team announced Saturday.Cooper could join the Red Sox in Boston - where they're hosting the Cubs this weekend - as soon as Sunday, according to MassLive's Chris Cotillo. The deal was an old-school, face-to-face negotiation during last night's game, with Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer visiting the Red Sox baseball operations box during the contest. Alex Speier (@alexspeier) April 27, 2024 Boston will assume the entirety of Cooper's remaining salary, according to Cotillo. He's earning $1.75 million this year, with another $1.25 million available through performance incentives.Cooper appeared in 12 games for the Cubs after making the team out of spring training and hit .270/.341/.432 with one home run and six RBIs. He was designated for assignment last week when Chicago called up prospect Matt Mervis.The Red Sox have been desperate for help at first base after Triston Casas tore rib cartilage on his left side last week. It's still unclear when he'll return, according to Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic. Bobby Dalbec has covered first since Casas went down despite continuing to struggle offensively in the majors.Cooper is an instant upgrade over Dalbec for the short term at the position. Last season, he set new career highs in home runs (17) and RBIs (61) over 123 games split between the Miami Marlins and San Diego Padres. He was also an All-Star with Miami in 2022. Though primarily a first baseman, Cooper can also fill in as a corner outfielder if necessary.The eight-year veteran owns a lifetime .268/.337/.435 slash line with 57 home runs and 228 RBIs across 493 big-league games with four teams.The Red Sox transferred Casas to the 60-day injured list to make room on the 40-man roster for Cooper.Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.