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The Boston Red Sox added new first baseman into the mix already this week.<\/p>\n

Boston has had a question at the position since Triston Casas got hurt but now Nathaniel Lowe is with the organization and seemingly is the answer the club has been waiting for. Well, at least that is the case on paper. Lowe is a former Gold Glove Award winner and Silver Slugger Award winner.<\/p>\n

He was designated for assignment by the Washington Nationals after an uncharacteristic season. He appeared in 119 games with the Nationals and slashed .216\/.292\/.373 with 16 homers and 68 RBIs. He has consistently been a player to finish a season around a 3.0 WAR, but was at -0.4 when his time in Washington ended.<\/p>\n

But, now how has a fresh start and Red Sox manager Alex Cora revealed what his role will look like.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019ll use him against righties, certain lefties, pinch-hit late,\u201d Cora said. \u201cWe\u2019ll maximize the roster…We can mix and match throughout the game, so we feel comfortable where we\u2019re at,”<\/p>\n

That’s exactly what Boston did on Monday night in its loss against the Baltimore Orioles. Lowe pinch hit late in the game and walked and scored a run in his first taste of action at Fenway Park as a member of the Red Sox.<\/p>\n

With all of the questions that the Red Sox have had at first base this season, it’s somewhat surprising that Boston landed someone with Lowe’s track record and immediately talked about a pseudo platoon. But, again, it hasn’t been a season up to his standards so maybe that is why. Maybe this means we’ll see Lowe against most righties and still see someone like Romy Gonz\u00e1lez against the lefties. Gonz\u00e1lez has been phenomenal this season specifically againsts left-handed pitchers, but it is still at least somewhat surprising to hear about a potential platoon right away.<\/p>\n

The Red Sox dropped their first game in their brief two-game series against the Orioles on Monday night and will finish off the series on Tuesday before a day off on Wednesday. After that the Red Sox will return to the field on Thursday to begin one of the team’s most important series of the season so far against the New York Yankees on the road.<\/p>\n

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