Insider Reveals Red Sox's Plan For Caleb Durbin
Durbin hasn't played in three of the last four games.
Insider Reveals Red Sox's Plan For Caleb Durbin originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Boston Red Sox traded for Caleb Durbin this offseason from the Milwaukee Brewers in a bold move.
The young third baseman finished third in NL Rookie of the Year voting last season, so Durbin was expected to be a key part of the roster for years to come. However, his bat has struggled this season, and he hasn’t been in the lineup in the past three of four games. Although interim manager Chad Tracy has been using Nick Sogard in his place, who was called up from Triple-A.
However, Red Sox insider Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic believes Boston will continue to ride with Durbin as the team just wanted him to have a bit of a reset. “Tracy said he wanted to give Durbin a reset on the bench, but also likes how Sogard is hitting. At the time of his promotion from Triple-A Worcester, Sogard was hitting .
269 with an . 871 OPS in 36 games,” McCaffrey wrote in an article published on Thursday. “At this point, it doesn’t seem like Durbin will be optioned to Triple-A.