Red Sox Plan To Utilize Platoon At Third Base For The Near Future
Nick Sogard has been given the last couple of starts at third base for the Boston Red Sox as Caleb Durbin continues to struggle at the plate.
Red Sox Plan To Utilize Platoon At Third Base For The Near Future originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Boston Red Sox have not gotten the version of Caleb Durbin this season that the third baseman displayed in his rookie year.
The Red Sox traded for the 26-year-old infielder after a stellar rookie campaign in which he was a finalist for the National League Rookie of the Year award, but across his first 43 games in Boston, Durbin is slashing . 165/. 247/.
245 with one home run and 14 runs batted in. Nobody could have expected that Durbin would face such a sharp regression in his sophomore season, but as his struggles continue at the plate, the Red Sox are being forced to explore other options. Boston called up Triple-A infielder Nick Sogard recently, who has gotten the last couple of starts at third base.
Sogard has performed well at the plate so far, recording a hit in each of his two starts, including an RBI double on Sunday. Interim manager Chad Tracy highlighted that the Red Sox plan to utilize both Sogard and Durbin moving forward for the near future, and the importance of giving the struggling infielder a few days to rest and get back on track. “I think for now we’re doing everything we can to make sure we get some offense out there,” Tracy said on Monday, per MassLive's Christopher Smith .