Red Sox Need Infielder To Break Out Offensively After Early Struggles
One of the Boston Red Sox's offseason trade acquisitions needs to step up at the plate after early struggles in his sophomore season.
Red Sox Need Infielder To Break Out Offensively After Early Struggles originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Boston Red Sox acquired third baseman Caleb Durbin this offseason in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers.
Though the 26-year-old has excelled defensively at the hot corner, he continues to struggle offensively. Boston acquired Durbin to be a key piece of its infield while also providing more production from the bottom of the batting order. The young third baseman opened his sophomore season 0-19 at the plate, and is still struggling, slashing .
169/. 252/. 250 with one home run and 14 runs batted in.
Durbin is one of the players that the Red Sox desperately need to break out, according to Bleacher Report's Kerry Miller . "Brayan Bello's 9. 12 ERA through the end of April had been the biggest detriment to Boston's cause," Miller wrote on Thursday.