They'd be better off NOT playing Masa in LF and having him DH than using it for rest reasons. Raffy only started 2 times at DH last year. Casas only started 10 times at DH last year. Who else is important enough to require rest days at DH to keep their bat in the lineup?
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/11/red-sox-trade-rumors-alex-verdugo.html?utm_source=twitter
@PeteAbe
Craig Breslow readily acknowledged the Sox are getting calls on Alex Verdugo.
And you need 2 Catchers anyway? I don't see any reason not to pair Garver and Teel unless you see more value in pairing Teel and Wong. However, Wong's skills behind the plate are mainly based on his arm and Teel already has that part down. What's he going to learn from Wong there?
I'm not assuming the best case scenario at all.
I have no idea what kind of Duvall stat you are looking at.
Age 28: 157 G
Age 29: 138 G
Age 30: 41 G injured
Age 31: 57 G COVID year
Age 32: 146 G
Age 33: 86 G
Age 34: 92 G
@SoxProspects
The following players have elected minor league free agency.
-Skylar Arias
-Narciso Crook
-Tyler Dearden
-Tyler Esplin
-Michael Gettys
-Rio Gomez
-Ronaldo Hernandez
-Dominic LoBrutto
-Oddanier Mosqueda
-Brendan Nail
-Aaron Perry
-Tyreque Reed
-Sterling Sharp
-Bradley Zimmer
Verdugo is proven to be an average (at best) OFer. Duran and Rafaela both have ceilings that are far higher than that. I'm not sure Abreu is that much of a drop off from Verdugo that you would substantially miss him.