Going 3-7 in their last 10 games ahead of Tuesday's matchup with the Los Angeles Angels, the clock is ticking for the Boston Red Sox as they've quickly found themselves towards the bottom of the AL East and falling in terms of playoff contention.
With Alex Bregman still sidelined with a quad injury and Roman Anthony not yet called up to the show, the Red Sox will have to do some real soul searching throughout the month of June to climb back into the division and wild card race.
Despite all that's gone wrong for the Red Sox at the major league level, one prospect just received the call from Portland to Worcester, in a move that could spell trouble for this Red Sox first baseman currently rehabbing a season-ending knee injury.
Blaze Jordan Promotion Could Spell Trouble for Triston Casas
The Red Sox announced the promotion of the 22-year-old slugger on Sunday, after Jordan slashed .320/.415/.513 with 6 home runs and 37 RBIs through 44 games for Double-A Portland.
The righty slugger led the Sea Dogs in almost every hitting category, including batting average, slugging, on-base percentage, and OPS. His strikeout numbers are also down, only fanning 19 times in 150 at-bats.
Drafted with the 89th overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft, Jordan has broken out this season with the Sea Dogs after arriving there in 2023. He now joins a Worcester lineup that includes Roman Anthony and Jhostynxon Garcia, two highly-touted Red Sox prospects.
Jordan can play both corner infield spots and poses good power along with the stature to match at 6-foot, 220 pounds.
While the Red Sox are trying to find their answer at first base this season between Abraham Toro, Romy Gonzalez, and potentially Kristian Campbell, Jordan is a name to watch down the line. If the Red Sox are out of contention come September, Boston could evaluate Jordan further by calling him up to see what they have in comparison to Triston Casas.
Under the impression that Casas will be the team's starting first baseman in 2026 after recovering from his knee injury, his roster spot isn't exactly safe moving forward, especially with the way he struggled at the plate before his injury on May 2nd.
Leading up to his injury, Casas slashed a measly .182/.277/.303 with 3 home runs and 11 RBIs in 29 games. Since his career-best season in 2023, the Red Sox haven't gotten the production they hoped for from Casas over the past two seasons. It would be a good idea to explore other options if Casas continues to struggle upon his return next season.
In that case, Jordan would be one of the next guys up after seeing what he's done in Double-A. If he can replicate the same success in Worcester, the Red Sox would have themselves a position battle heading into Spring Training next season.
Jordan is hitting balls harder while chasing pitches less, and his improvements have come at a good time, knowing the uncertainty of the Red Sox's first base position, even when Casas is back in the fold. He would add another right-handed bat that could be used to platoon with Casas while providing positional flexibility at third base as well.
Red Sox fans may not see Jordan in Boston this season, while he's still only 22 years old, but his outstanding month of May has him opening the eyes of Red Sox brass after a well-deserved promotion.