Red Sox and First Baseman Nathaniel Low According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, it’s in the final stage of the contract. Chris Cotillo of Masslive reported earlier that Lowe and Sox were in discussions and were “Work hard to finish it. ” Lowe is represented by a motion device.
The signing is not surprising, as the coverage that linked Sox to Lowe has been spinning shortly since May Triston Casas Lost by knee surgery that might be late season. Boston continued to show interest in Lowe before the trade deadline, but did not reach a deal with the Nationals. The Nath designated Lowe for the mission and placed him after the waiver yesterday, Cotillo reported that Sox might play a role for the former Gold Glover, so it seems that Lowe is now officially a free agent after clearing the waiver.
Cassas’ injury triggered quite a chain reaction in Boston’s season because Rafael Devers‘The subsequent refusal to play first base was one of the factors that led the Devers to trade to the Giants in June. Filling rows when Sox looks around Lowe and other trade options Abraham Toro and Romy Gonzalez Outstanding performance, Gonzalez especially had a crushed left-handed pitch. Since Lowe is a left-handed batsman, Gonzalez will still get his batsman when Southpaw is on the mound, and Toro is probably the weird guy in the match time equation.
The question for Sox now is what version of Lowe they get – the fixed veterans are Rangers in 2021-24 fixtures, or 490 disc crickets appearing on 490 disc boards, while countless productivity Lowe hits only .216/.292/.373. These unstoppable numbers include the .235/.312/.421 slash in 337 PA that pitches the right-handed ball in 337 PA.
Even these splits represent an upgrade to Toro, and there may be more potential upside if the landscape changes restore Lowe to his past ranger form. The Red Sox is one of the best teams in baseball overall, although the club is more efficient at pitching left-handed. Boston’s collective 102 WRC+ targets right-handers ranks 15th out of 30 teams.
With Lowe added, the Red Sox has no financial risk, as they only owe him the percentage of minimum salary. That total will subtract the total from the remaining approximately 2.33 mm of Lowe’s salary of 10.3mm in the 2025 season, while the Nationals cover the rest. Law has the last year left to control arbitration, but unless he absolutely tore in Boston for the rest of the season, Sox may not lean towards him this winter instead of letting him up against the 10.3mm figure.
It is safe to assume that the Red Sox might just see Lowe as a freeze for 2025, Casas returns in 2026, and maybe there is more Boston prospects (i.e. Christian Campbell,,,,, Jhostynxon Garcia) may be regarded as the first base candidate on the road. Signing Lowe on the roster covered one of the few weak links to share top wildcard slots with the Mariners and took Al East first in five games with the Blue Jays.
