Abraham Toro no more! Nathaniel Lowe has just reached an agreement to play with the Boston Red Sox, presumably as a first base/DH platoon. This was predicted not too long ago after he had gotten DFA'd by the Washington Nationals, and Red Sox fans are excited about this move.
Lowe, who hasn't been the best this season, was a struggling piece on a struggling team. Both parties were in much need of a divorce, and Lowe has already found somebody new. The Red Sox got his number, called him up, and scooped him up like he does with the short hops.
His stats at Fenway are worth mentioning. He's batting .263, with five doubles, one home run, three RBIs, and 15 hits in 57 at-bats, with an OPS of .737, a slugging percentage of .404, and an OBP of .333. For a role player, it's good numbers to look at.
1B Nathaniel Lowe is signing with the Boston Red Sox, per multiple reports pic.twitter.com/6A16MQxlnH
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Red Sox Sign 1B Nathaniel Lowe
Let's be realistic; Lowe isn't what he was in 2022, when he batted .302 while hitting 27 home runs with an OPS of .851. All of these numbers are his career-high stats, and he's never reached that height again as of three years later.
However, and there's a huge caveat, his sample size is impressively small. He's making hard contact with the minimal number of at-bats he's having, hitting five doubles in his 15 hits. For those non-stat nerds, that's about 40% of his hit totals. His .333 OBP means that he's not chasing, nor is he totally lost at the plate. These are all underlying stats and can be much improved with just one small hot streak.
Remember, he's a platoon bat with Romy Gonzalez, or at least, presumably so. His role is to be a bat that can hit and a postseason veteran in the clubhouse to complement Alex Bregman and Trevor Story. Plus, if these are the stats in his small amount of time playing at Fenway, he's a low-key steal for Craig Breslow and the Red Sox.