Red Sox address Rafael Devert The idea for Triston Casas injury

The Red Sox confirmed on Saturday that Triston Casas' knee injury will end the first Baseman season and brought the topic of a replacement back this idea.

When Boston signed Alex Bregman, fans and some analysts suggested that Rafael -Devers could switch to the first basis. The All-Star Slugger pushed the idea back, but finally fully took up his role as a named bat. However, this idea was brought back, and the Red Sox does not quite exclude the topic of conversation.

“At the moment we are not in a place where we can speak,” said Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow on Saturday, according to Jen McCaffrey des Athletic. “But obviously we will have conversations internally, and we will do the best to find the short -term solution, and also one that we can keep in the long term.”

The Red Sox placed casas on the injured list and selected Abraham Toro to secure Romy González, who will act as the start of the first Baseman. The thinking process behind devers' change to the first basis would theoretically open someone like Masataka Yoshida for DH. However, Breslow found that these decisions are separated, and manager Alex Cora is not of the opinion that it is necessary to disturb the rhythm of the line -up so soon.

“From my end, no, no,” said Cora reporters of the idea of ​​moving to the first in the first case. “We asked him to do something in spring training. And at the beginning he didn't agree with it, and now he is very comfortable what he is doing (at ie). So as I told you in spring training, he is my DH.”

Devers fought in the first few weeks of the season, but the 28-year-old took up his production with an OPS of 0.921 to end the first month of the season. In addition, Devers has never played the first basis in his pro -career. While players like Kevin Youkilis successfully played both positions, Cora noticed that it is not a slight change in the modern game and that he is first familiar with Toro and González.

The Red Sox will keep their options open, but it could be too early in the season to take all dramatic movements after Casas' injury.