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Red Sox Rumors: DFA’ing Eric Hosmer a clear path for Triston Casas

By Alan Nahigian

BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 19: Eric Hosmer #35 of the Boston Red Sox tin position during a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on August 19, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 19: Eric Hosmer #35 of the Boston Red Sox tin position during a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on August 19, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) /
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The Boston Red Sox continued their off-season Friday with an interesting, and also strange move. The club decided to DFA left-handed veteran first baseman Eric Hosmer.

Hosmer was brought over to the Red Sox during the 2022 MLB trade deadline. He only appeared in 14 games with the Red Sox before being injured and being put on season ending IR.

Why did the Boston Red Sox DFA Eric Hosmer?

The DFA’ing of Eric Hosmer is a little bit strange and mysterious. However, the best answer is probably right here.

So Chaim basically says it all in this little excerpt here. Basically, Eric Hosmer was never going to be in the Sox long-term plans. Again, completely understandable. But why trade for a guy that you only get for half of a season? Yes, I get the money aspect. But we’ll touch on that later.

The thing that gets me is that Hosmer isn’t a horrible player by any means. He’s a multiple time All-star and plays really good defense at first base. Do we all recall when we were begging for the Red Sox to have a LEGITIMATE FIRST BASEMAN?!

This was the (short-term) answer. A guy that has proven he can play well at the MLB level until Triston Casas. Speaking of Casas and other Red Sox first basemen…

What this means for Casas and Bobby Dalbec next season for the Boston Red Sox

So now the Red Sox have two first basemen heading into the 2023 season: Triston Casas and Bobby Dalbec.

Casas is the future of the Red Sox infield. We’ve seen instances of what the big left-handed hitter can do. He has incredible plate discipline, which is great for a Red Sox team that struggled with laying off bad pitches in 2022. Give Casas a full MLB season in 2023 and he’ll show he was worth the wait.

Dalbec on the other hand is a guy who may not be around much longer. He’s been put up in trade talks. We know that Bobby D can’t hit consistently throughout an MLB season. The strikeout numbers are too high. Personally, I think you trade Dalbec for either a prospect or another reliever, and be done with that experiment. It failed, move on.

The bottom line with Eric Hosmer and the Boston Red Sox

This is a move I kind of expected, but not as a DFA.

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Truth be told, I was expecting a trade with Hosmer to at least get something back for him. But once again, we have no idea where Red Sox ownership is directing the ship.

Hosmer was pretty much a free bargain for the Red Sox. The San Diego Padres are still paying off Eric Hosmer’s contract. Why not let him start out platooning at first with Casas, maybe build some value up, and then trade him? Again, no idea what Chaim Bloom and the ownership are thinking.

Next. There just might be hope for the 2023 Red Sox. dark

When you look back in Sox history, Eric Hosmer will be nowhere to be found. He was here in an actual uniform, but nothing really big happened while he was here.

So good luck to Eric Hosmer. I hope he finds his next MLB home quickly. Hopefully Casas is the guy and it will make this move be one of the few right ones that Chaim Bloom got right.

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