Two Options To Replace Injured Red Sox 1B Triston Casas

Boston Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas

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Triston Casas is currently on the Injured List for the Boston Red Sox and that will not change in the near future.

The club announced earlier in the week that after undergoing an MRI, Casas was diagnosed with a left abdominal strain and isn't expected to return to action "for a while," per Red Sox manager Alex Cora, as transcribed by MassLive.com'sChristopher Smith.

“Nothing to do with the previous (rib injury),” Cora said, as transcribed by Smith. “He’s down, obviously. ... They’re treating it like an oblique injury. Obviously, whenever he’s ready, he’s ready. And we have to go do the ramp-up again and the whole thing, and then obviously going through the progression of like, quote-unquote, spring training. So it’s gonna be a while.”

With Casas set to miss time, it may not hurt for the Red Sox to look around and see if there is another big league depth option out there. For the Red Sox right now, they don't have Casas as a depth piece and Romy González is also on the Injured List. Boston should at least consider adding another veteran with first base experience as support behind Willson Contreras.

Two veteran options recently signed in the Mexican League with the Toros de Tijuana, who may be worth calling to see if they could come back to the big leagues. Wilmer Flores and Justin Turner both signed late. If either would be willing to come back to the big leagues, especially Turner who played in Boston, it may be worth making a call.