Triston Casas could also be getting his name to the Red Sox quickly in spite of everything.
Per week after Alex Cora mentioned the membership hadn’t any discussions but on selling Casas, there’s been a shift, and it seems the Red Sox prospect could also be Boston-bound in some unspecified time in the future over the ultimate month of the season, presumably as quickly as Thursday. As the calendar flips to September, the Red Sox will add two gamers to their roster — one pitcher and one place participant — and Casas is a candidate.
“We’ve been talking about it and there’s a few names we have discussed,” Cora mentioned Wednesday throughout his weekly look on WEEI’s Merloni, Fauria & Mego. “Obviously the decision will be made (Thursday), but he’s one of the names that we have discussed. I believe at one point, there’s a chance he’ll be here. I’m not saying it’s tomorrow or in two weeks or in three weeks, but I do believe there’s a chance that he’ll be part of this in September.”
That’s a stark distinction from final week, when Cora mentioned the Red Sox had not mentioned a call-up for Casas, the 22-year-old first baseman ranked as Boston’s No. 3 prospect.
“It hasn’t been brought up to me, so that’s where we’re at,” Cora mentioned final Tuesday. “He hasn’t played this year, he didn’t play last year. That’s the way I see it. He’s still developing. That’s my opinion. He needs to get his reps, keep getting his reps and keep getting better. He was out for three months. So, I think that’s part of the equation. We haven’t talked about that recently.”
Casas, the Red Sox’ first-round choose in 2018, performed for Team USA eventually summer time’s Olympics, however wasn’t promoted to Triple-A till late September. This season, an ankle harm stored him out for almost two months. The Red Sox haven’t wished to hurry him, wanting him to proceed to develop and get extra at-bats whereas they chased a playoff spot.
But the Red Sox entered Wednesday 9 video games again of a Wild Card spot with 32 video games left, and Casas has been hitting very properly in August, posting a .329 common and 1.004 OPS. With little probability for the Red Sox to make the playoffs, it is sensible for Casas to return up and begin getting main league expertise. That appears to be a matter of when, not if.
Cora caught unexpectedly
When Red Sox president Sam Kennedy informed The Athletic this week that Cora and chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom would return in 2023, it appeared apparent regardless of a season that’s been a lot worse than anticipated. Cora, whose contract choices for 2023 and 2024 had been picked up after final season, admitted being a bit caught off guard by his future coming into query.
“I was surprised, but you never know in this business,” Cora informed WEEI. “We have a superb relationship, we’re working and I do know we struggled this 12 months. nevertheless it’s been good the previous few years so far as communication and the issues that we need to do. They made a dedication a number of years in the past they usually picked up the 2 choices final 12 months, so once they try this, the Coras sleep properly again dwelling. They’re OK. We’re in a superb place.
“But you never know in this business. Obviously there’s a lot of moves, right? I think there’s six managers fired so far this season, so I guess it’s fair to write about that, I guess.”
Duran opens up
Jarren Duran’s on-field struggles within the majors this season are well-known, however they had been additionally taking a toll mentally on the rookie outfielder.
Duran — who was optioned again to Worcester final weekend after a two-month stint with the Red Sox that included main struggles each offensively and defensively and a few embarrassing lowlights — opened up in regards to the psychological struggles he’s skilled in an interview with MassLive revealed on Wednesday.
“It has been pretty hard,” Duran informed MassLive final week earlier than his demotion. “I can’t speak about an excessive amount of of it, however I’ve been fairly low this 12 months. It has been a wrestle to remain right here (within the majors).
“I try so hard to please everybody so when I hear people badmouthing me and they’re our home fans, I take it to heart. It’s like, ‘Dang, I need to try harder because I’m just trying to make everybody happy.’ It’s so hard. It’s a (game of failure), a (sport of failure). I just ask for forgiveness whenever I don’t do what they ask me to do. I’m trying my best. I just hope they know that.”
“I don’t really talk to my family about my low points because I’m so closed off to everybody,” Duran added. “I’m type of simply tearing myself up internally and get fairly depressed and stuff like that. I discover it exhausting to achieve out to individuals as a result of I don’t need to hassle different individuals with my issues. I type of simply construct it up inside myself, which clearly makes all the pieces rather a lot worse.
“(My teammates) have their own problems too. I don’t know what they are going through so I try not to reach out to too many people. I don’t want to bug them with my problems.”
Odds & ends
The Red Sox on Wednesday launched their 2023 spring coaching schedule, which opens with an exhibition sport towards Northeastern on Feb. 24 at JetBlue Park. The schedule additionally features a sport towards a World Baseball Classic crew on March 8. It concludes with a house sport towards the Braves on March 28, two days earlier than Opening Day at Fenway Park towards the Orioles. …
Austin Davis, who was designated for project by the Red Sox on Sunday, was claimed off waivers by the Twins. Hirokazu Sawamura, additionally DFA’d on Sunday, cleared waivers, so he’ll keep within the Red Sox group for now. He was outrighted to Triple-A and is now not on the 40-man roster.
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