FORT MYERS, Fla. — Coming into camp the Red Sox had hardly any depth at first base behind second-year starter Triston Casas, and Friday morning they reportedly introduced in some badly wanted reinforcements.
According to MassLive’s Chris Cotillo and others, the Red Sox have reached an settlement to signal first baseman C.J. Cron to a minor league deal. The former All-Star will give Boston one other right-handed bat to compete with Bobby Dalbec for a spot on the Opening Day roster.
A primary-round choose within the 2011 MLB Draft, Cron has performed 10 seasons within the massive leagues, together with 4 with 25 or extra residence runs. The 34-year-old was an All-Star with the Colorado Rockies in 2022, when he hit 29 residence runs with 102 RBI, however final season was restricted by a again damage to 71 video games, over which he hit 12 homers with a .729 OPS.
Cron instantly turns into a powerful contender to make the Opening Day roster. Since spring coaching started the one different first basemen in massive league camp who might play first base moreover Casas have been Dalbec and Pablo Reyes, a 5-foot-8 profession utility participant with eight profession residence runs over 461 MLB video games.
Dalbec is coming off a powerful season in Triple-A final 12 months however hasn’t proven any consistency on the massive league degree, so he and Cron will presumably go head-to-head over the subsequent month for a spot on the Red Sox bench.
Source: www.bostonherald.com