{"id":117237,"date":"2025-11-06T01:38:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T01:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=117237"},"modified":"2025-11-06T01:40:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T01:40:19","slug":"red-sox-should-consider-signing-9-year-veteran-after-brewers-declined-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=117237","title":{"rendered":"EYES ON THE FUTURE: Red Sox could land the nine-year veteran where the Brewers walked away \u2014 a smart depth move to cover uncertainty at first base."},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-2047160\"><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??-->The Boston Red Sox lost Triston Casas to a season-ending knee injury last season, and his status to start next season is up in the air. The team may consider adding some depth at first base. Rhys Hoskins could be a potential option.The Milwaukee Brewers announced that they declined an $18 million mutual option for the veteran first baseman. Hoskins has been in the league since 2017, but missed all of 2023 with an ACL tear.<\/p>\n<p>Abraham Toro, Romy Gonz\u00e1lez and Nathaniel Lowe all saw significant time at first base after Casas\u2019 season ended. Toro is a free agent and Boston may be looking for a more steady option at first base. There is a chance Casas misses the start of the season, in which case the Red Sox will need depth.<\/p>\n<p>Hoskins was once a star with the Philadelphia Phillies, but joined the Brewers following his injury. He hit 38 home runs in 121 games for the Brewers. However, last season he lost his job to Andrew Vaughn after a thumb injury sidelined him.<\/p>\n<p>Hoskins was still praised as a leader for the Brewers despite losing his starting job after his injury. His first season with the Brewers was not great, but he still managed to hit 26 homers. However, last year, he showed flashes of his former self.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Through 55 games, he was slashing .276\/.374\/.475 with nine home runs. If Casas misses time, Hoskins could serve as a reliable replacement. That would allow Gonz\u00e1lez to be used at second or third base more often, if needed.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Hoskins may also end up being a cheaper first base option. He could sign on a cheaper deal, looking to re-establish himself. The Red Sox likely still believe in Casas, given the flashes he has shown in his young career. However, Hoskins would be an inexpensive backup plan if Casas\u2019 recovery takes longer than expected or if he struggles early on.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Boston Red Sox could be interested in adding first base depth and a veteran slugger just became available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":117241,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>EYES ON THE FUTURE: Red Sox could land the nine-year veteran where the Brewers walked away \u2014 a smart depth move to cover uncertainty at first base. - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=117237\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"EYES ON THE FUTURE: Red Sox could land the nine-year veteran where the Brewers walked away \u2014 a smart depth move to cover uncertainty at first base. - 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