{"id":88287,"date":"2025-09-05T00:51:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T00:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=88287"},"modified":"2025-09-05T00:51:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T00:51:45","slug":"red-sox-linked-to-replacing-triston-casas-with-projected-50-million-npb-first-baseman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=88287","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox linked to replacing Triston Casas with projected $50 million NPB first baseman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Red Sox linked to replacing Triston Casas with projected $50 million NPB first baseman originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Boston Red Sox have been trying to make Triston Casas their first baseman of the future, as they haven\u2019t had a player lock down the position in decades.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>However, they might finally move on.<\/p>\n<p>According to Fansided\u2019s Jake Elman, the Sox might go after NPB star Kazuma Okamoto, a 30-year-old slugger first baseman who\u2019s projected to get a $50+ million contract in the MLB.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE:\u00a0MLB insider notes two things that&#8217;ve happened to Alex Bregman that could make him stay with the Red Sox<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegardless, Okamoto remains a potent power hitter, one with 11 homers, 16 RBIs, and a .960 OPS through 222 plate appearances. Although he missed over three months with a left elbow injury, Okamoto has since returned to the Giants\u2019 lineup and is healthy for the stretch run,\u201d Elman wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Elman continued, stating that the Red Sox would probably be the best fit for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019ll be interesting to see if teams view Okamoto as a traditional corner infielder or if they\u2019d prioritize making him a designated hitter. The Boston Red Sox make plenty of sense either way, and Okamoto could immediately slot in at first base \u2014 a spot the Red Sox haven\u2019t adequately filled since Triston Casas went down earlier this year,\u201d Elman noted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE:\u00a0MLB insider believes Red Sox superstar Trevor Story will probably not opt-out of contract with team this offseason<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In two years, Casas has only played 92 games. This season Casas was already coming off a season ending injury and was nowhere near the same. If Okamoto can come back from a long injury and be healthy and a core part of the offense, the Sox may look into him.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the Sox really do need a long-term first baseman that can stay healthy. If Okamoto\u2019s their man, they should take their newly freed up cap space and make him an offer he can\u2019t refuse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE\u00a0BOSTON RED SOX\u00a0NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Red Sox rising star Roman Anthony reveal personal opinion on the severity of his strained oblique injury<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Red Sox manager reveals Roman Anthony will be out for rest of regular season with oblique strain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Red Sox call up .242 AVG switch-hitter while waiting for Roman Anthony MRI after leaving yesterday with left oblique tightness<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This guy has been tearing it up in the NPB, and could make a big difference for the Sox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":88288,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[238,47,3475,3474,2947,702,723],"class_list":["post-88287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-alex-bregman","tag-boston-red-sox","tag-jake-elman","tag-kazuma-okamoto","tag-sox","tag-trevor-story","tag-triston-casas"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - 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