Red Sox: 3 prospects to call up after the inevitable fire sale

By Drew Koch | Aug 1, 2022

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - AUGUST 07: Infielder Triston Casas #26 during the gold medal game between Team United States and Team Japan on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yokohama Baseball Stadium on August 07, 2021 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. (Photo by Koji Watanabe/Getty Images) /

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YOKOHAMA, JAPAN – AUGUST 07: Infielder Triston Casas #26 of Team United States. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) /

2. Red Sox should call up Triston Casas after the fire sale

Triston Casas, not Bobby Dalbec, is the Boston Red Sox first baseman of the future. It’s high-time the Sox make the transition to their top prospect. Casas must be added to the 40-man roster this winter anyway in order to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft, so the Red Sox might as well do it now.

Casas has been biding his time down on the farm. The 22-year-old was Boston’s first-round draft pick in 2018 and has plus, plus-power from the left side. Casas was part of Team USA’s silver medal-winning team during the Olympics last year and smashed three home runs in six games for the red, white, and blue.

Casas can bring that same type of power to a Boston Red Sox lineup that may soon be without longtime slugger J.D. Martinez. Boston’s DH has been rumored to be on the move for several days and a contender like the New York Mets might be willing to sacrifice a few high-end prospects for his services.

Triston Casas isn’t a burner on the base paths, but that’s about the only knock that scouts have on him. MLB Pipeline sees Casas as the Red Sox second-best prospect behind only Marcelo Mayer and the 13th prospect in all of baseball. Casas’ time is now.

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