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The Boston Crimson Sox are 5 games assist of the Minnesota Twins for the third and closing wild-card put in the American League with fair 21 games to pass in the extraordinary season.
And not utilizing a longer unparalleled time left, Boston desires to be making ready for the offseason and desirous about who they must price to augment their chances of playing postseason baseball in 2025 and beyond.
Bleacher Picture’s Joel Reuter fair no longer too long in the past build collectively projected Opening Day lineups for every team subsequent yr, and Boston’s had only 1 player no longer on their present roster – San Diego Padres infielder Ha-Seong Kim.
Right here’s what Reuter wrote about the Crimson Sox potentially including Kim:
“Given the total disorders the Crimson Sox delight in had finding stability on the two heart infield spots the last few seasons, Ha-Seong Kim will be the supreme offseason purpose thanks to his defensive versatility. Slotting him at shortstop and easing Trevor Yarn assist into the mix at 2nd contaminated can also assist back the high-priced slugger healthy.”
Kim has regarded in 121 games for San Deigo this season, hitting .233 with a .700 OPS, 11 house runs, 47 RBIs and 22 stolen bases. He’s versatile in the field, playing third contaminated, 2nd contaminated and shortstop.
In Reuter’s prediction, right here is what the total lineup appears to be admire:
LF Jarren Duran SS Ha-Seong Kim 1B Triston Casas 3B Rafael Devers 2B Trevor Yarn RF Wilyer Abreu DH Masataka Yoshida C Connor Wong CF Ceddanne Rafaela It’d be shapely disappointing if that became the most helpful swap to the lineup this offseason, obsessed on the Crimson Sox delight in a quartet of prospects in Triple-A Worcester (Marcelo Mayer, Roman Anthony, Kyle Teel and Kristian Campbell) who’re knocking on the door.
Mayer or Campbell may per chance well contain a form of heart infield spots before every thing up of the yr, and it may per chance in point of fact well well potentially operate more sense for Boston.
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