The Red Sox hope Jeter Downs may be the man who will take over the second base in the future, but the 22-year-old is likely to start in Triple-A in 2021. He only had 12 games at the Double-A level on hand before coronavirus canceled the 2020 season. Meantime, Yairo Munoz and Christian Arroyo both can earn time at the cornerstone, but the Red Sox want the pair to earn their opportunities. Otherwise, Michael Chavis looks like the incumbent, although he is a natural cornerback.
Therefore, they designated a second base in free agencies and discussed their affairs Enrique Hernandez, Kolten Wong, Cesar Hernandez, en Dee Strange-Gordon, although no agreement is imminent. Marwin Gonzalez may be an attractive option because of its versatility, according to Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com (Twitter links). Gonzalez has a history with the Red Sox manager Alex Cora from their days in Houston, although it is not a period, one of the parties probably wants to highlight it. Outside Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devershowever, the rest of the Boston field is still auditioning for full-time reps, so they prefer to add a versatile glove that can function in a number of potential iterations.
Elsewise, Boston continues to search for arms to contribute to the rotation mix. Garrett Richards and Matt Moore are two names they looked at recently, by Cotillo. Richards will make sense in many teams now that he has fully recovered from the Tommy John surgery. He posted a 4.03 ERA / 4.28 FIP in 51 1/3 overs for the Padres in 2020, with 10 starts, a 21.6 percent pass rate, 8.0 percent walk and 40.1 percent baseball rate.
Moore would be a more surprising candidate, as he has registered just ten innings since 2019. The 31-year-old Southpaw played in Japan last season and recorded an ERA of 2.65 on 85 overs.
Of course, Boston’s chief baseball official, Chaim Bloom, is completely back with Moore. Their careers reflected each other in many ways, as both worked through the Rays organization. Bloom was just in the beginning of his career in the Rays’ front office when Tampa Moore drafted the draft in 2007. Bloom was then the assistant director of Minor League Operations, while Moore made his way through the organization. In 2011, Moore made his major league debut while Bloom was promoted to Director of Baseball Operations.