The Boston Red Sox reached a deal with free agent Nathaniel Lowe on the first run hole over the weekend. Lowe struggled in 2025, reaching .216/.292/.373 in the 86 WRC+ and -0.8 wars, his worst performance as a professional.
I don’t think anyone – not even members of Lowe’s family – would be too strongly opposed to the bad season of Lowe. Lowe has never actually been a star, but running four years from 2021 to 2024, with an average of 2.7 wars per season, he has established himself in at least that available B+ first baseman category. Lowe’s time in Texas is coming soon, after the 2022 silver medal, gold gloves and 2023 World Series ring, and another solid offensive sport in 2024, after the team won Jake Burger for reasons that still puzzle me, he found himself able to do the sprint help on Lefty Robert Garcia. The Naths are very competitive for 2025 and have a reasonable expectation that Labor will improve the position without requiring a significant long-term commitment.
Zips sees Lowe enters this season’s decline coming soon, but mainly after 2025, Steamer feels the same way. Pay tribute to Derek Carty’s The Bat X, who does worry that the Lowe rider will be slower, only expected to have only 102 WRC+ in the preseason.
It doesn’t sound sunny, but I do like this signature for a few reasons. First, let me summarize things and admit that I have serious concerns about Lowe’s bats right now. If this is a situation where you can only work hard to wait for a rebound, someone might be willing to take the waiver and get the rest of their 2025 salary of $10.3 million. The Red Sox did not have to add a lower salary to the lineup, but only had to bring him the lowest salary, which meant he had the lowest salary, which meant he was paid any guarantee, which meant he was paid any guarantee, which meant he was paid no guarantee for it, and that he was paid no guarantee for it, without any guarantee for it, without any guarantee for it.
Boston initially hoped it was Triston Casas real long time. Entering this season, our depth chart projection (combined zipper and steamer) predicts CASA’s 2.3 seasons. Just for entertainment, guess the last time the Red Sox first baseman merged at least 2.3 wars in a season.
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In 2013, Boston’s first basemen fought a 3.7 war together, mainly from Mike Napoli.
That… didn’t work as much as I hoped. Casas struggled early, and a broken Patella ended his chance to save his season. Rafael Devers at first base seemed like a natural solution, but after he was already blinded to the way the organization signed Alex Bregman’s third benchmark against the DH Switcheroo, Devers suddenly learned a new position after not playing for two months.
We have covered the subsequent Devers trade and its in-depth impact on Fangraphs, so we will not rule this out today. However, the result is that the Red Sox’s first base has become a rather traditional platoon for Romy Gonzalez and Abraham Toro. Half of the row was excellent, Gonzalez hit the .354/.404/.667 against the left handed pitch. On the other hand, Toro never hit the left-handed or The right is particularly good, and eventually becomes the strong side of the platoon through the elimination process.
Lowe, on the other hand, has a career of .786 OPS against rights, and even if you just get the numbers from his terrible 2025, his .235/.312/.421 rights violation line represents a significant improvement in .212/.276/.339, while Red Sox First Basemen for to and for the Right for the Right offer for the Office is for them. Zips provides Boston’s remaining season projection to Lowe through a full ZIPS model. It’s hardly breathtaking, but his projected .258/.342/.412 line to the right will be a solid platoon contribution, especially for players who are basically free to get. For the rest of the season, there is no out of reach for the right-wing right-wing program for the Red Sox.
I real Do my best to cast the tablespoon row option on first base, and Lowe looks like the obvious answer to this group.
In theory, Lowe could return to the Red Sox in 2026 with the remaining one year left in arbitration, with the rest of the season representing auditions. In fact, with up to 20% salary cuts in arbitration, Lowe will have to turn to Kyle Schwarber to get a minimum limit of $8.24 million offer from Boston. However, this does give him a chance to impress other possible suitors, and no better contender than Sox can give him playing time.
Finally, it’s a small deal, like every step after the transaction deadline. But this is also a very high rise in short-term trading. The Red Sox had little chance of giving, capturing a batsman who played the demand position and had just removed a year from the .265/.361/.401 (123 WRC+) campaign, despite his overall struggles still surpassing the average on rights. thumbs up.
