Boston Red Sox Injury Updates: Roman Anthony, Triston Casas, Marcelo Mayer, Richard Fitts, Hunter Dobbins

[Matthew Lenz]

While the Boston Red Sox will be extremely busy this offseason revamping their roster via free agency and the trade market, they'll also be monitoring the progress of injuries across the organization. On Monday, Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow provided offseason injury updates from the General Manager meetings in Las Vegas, NV.

Roman Anthony, who finished 3rd in AL Rookie of the Year voting, is "completely asymptomatic" after missing the final 22 games of the season and playoffs with a left oblique strain. He added that it's business as usual for Anthony, who "should start swinging in a couple of weeks..."

Triston Casas, who suffered a devastating knee injury in May, is rehabbing in Fort Myers, FL. Breslow was not willing to put a timeline on Casas, but added, "Triston is anticipating being ready for spring training." Injury aside, Casas has been the subject of trade speculation and was noncommittal when asked whether he would be the team's first baseman in 2026. This led Casas to make a very cryptic post on Instagram.

Marcelo Mayer's "been making great progress to the point that he was pushing to get back in time if we had continued deeper into the postseason", said Breslow. Mayer had wrist surgery in August.

He also provided updates on pitchers Richard Fitts and Hunter Dobbins. Fitts is throwing and is going into the offseason with no limitations", according to Breslow. Dobbins has begun a full throwing program after ACL surgery in August. He is expected to be ready by Spring Training.

Update: Christopher Smith of MassLive shared the following quote from Breslow Tuesday evening - "Red Sox catchers Carlos Narváez and Connor Wong, who both had surgery after the season: 'They're doing well. We don't anticipate any issues, and I think very shortly those guys will be having full, healthy offseasons.'"

Mostly good news on the injury front for the Red Sox, but what do you think will happen with Casas? Do the Red Sox need a contingency plan in case he's not ready or is traded? Let us know in the comments!

Note: this information was readily available across X, though most information was taken from Christopher Smith's article on MassLive.

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[moonslav59]

Nothing really new here, right?

[JoeBrady]

1 hour ago, moonslav59 said:

Nothing really new here, right?

Confirmation that nothing changed?  If people ask, he has to answer.

[mvp 78]

For me, it's nice to know where the pitchers are at because it wasn't aware. If they can have a normal offseason, that's great. 

They can't expect Casas to factor in at 1b this year. Maybe he can DH at some point, but definitely not Opening Day. Sox should build their roster without Casas in mind. If he comes back healthy, it's a good problem to have if you have an extra player. 

[moonslav59]

33 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

For me, it's nice to know where the pitchers are at because it wasn't aware. If they can have a normal offseason, that's great. 

They can't expect Casas to factor in at 1b this year. Maybe he can DH at some point, but definitely not Opening Day. Sox should build their roster without Casas in mind. If he comes back healthy, it's a good problem to have if you have an extra player. 

I think this report is the same as I read in September and early October.