Red Sox boss on Triston Casas: ‘We’ll see how things play out’

Coming into this season the Red Sox expected Triston Casas to anchor the lineup as one of the club s most of prolific power threats That did not work out The -year-old first baseman struggled out of the gate before suffering a catastrophic knee injury that sidelined him for the rest of the season Casas has been rehabbing ever since but his status for the start of remains uncertain Related Articles MLB notes Red Sox enter pivotal offseason with long to-do list Walpole native on facing Red Sox I wasn t going to let them beat me Red Sox shut down by Walpole s Cam Schlittler Yankees win decisive Battle Red Sox overcame injuries roster turnover to reach decisive ALWC finale Red Sox manager defends third base coach after controversial play in Championship Petitioned if he expects Casas to be the Red Sox starting first baseman next season chief baseball officer Craig Breslow declined to make any kind of commitment I don t think it makes a ton of sense on Oct to say someone is or isn t our first baseman We ll see how things play out Breslow mentioned Unfortunately Triston has missed a substantial amount of time over the past two years we ve also seen what he s capable of doing when he s healthy Since making his debut late in the season Casas has batted with home runs and an OPS in games He enjoyed a productive rookie year in hitting homers with an OPS as a -year-old but in each of the past two seasons since he has missed considerable time due to injury In Casas missed nearly four months due to a ribcage injury and this year he went down on May with a ruptured left patellar tendon Breslow declared his recovery is going well though he wouldn t offer a specific timeline He s doing really well he s in here every day rehabbing so watching the progress from the initial surgery to where he is now he s moving around really well load bearing squatting Breslow noted So we anticipate a full recovery but I m hesitant to put a timeline on it because with any of these injuries you want to make sure you re not getting too far out in front Extra innings Breslow called the departure of assistant general manager Paul Toboni to the Washington Nationals a key loss Toboni who was hired as Washington s head of baseball operations had been the heavy favorite to take the No job under Breslow in Boston and now Breslow declared there is no timeline for filling that job as he figures out how best to structure the front office going forward When required if there will be any changes made to the coaching staff Breslow announced they are still talking but added that he feels the existing staff did a good job Kennedy explained the club has all the necessary approvals to move forward with the Fenway Corners redevelopment project around the ballpark but that work is at this moment on hold due to the current economic surroundings specifically the heightened interest rates and construction costs