Before adding former All-Stars Garrett Crochet and Walker Buehler to their rotation earlier this month, the Red Sox considered a trade that would have sent two notable position players out west for an veteran right-hander. In an effort to pry Luis Castillo away from the Mariners, the Red Sox considered the idea of moving first baseman Triston Casas to Seattle while attaching designated hitter Masataka Yoshida and the $55.8 million remaining on his contract for some salary relief, according to MLB.
com ’s Mark Feinsand. Feinsand reported late Thursday that the Red Sox were not willing to move Casas straight-up for Castillo unless Yoshida was involved. “Boston remained in the market for another starter, with Seattle’s Luis Castillo among its targets, but according to sources, the Mariners wanted Triston Casas back in a trade, something the Red Sox were unwilling to do unless Seattle took back Masataka Yoshida, who has three years and $55.
8 million remaining on his contract,” Feinsand wrote. During the Winter Meetings in Dallas, the Red Sox were running simultaneous pursuits of both Crochet and Castillo, as The Boston Globe reported, though the Castillo talks fizzled out right around the same time the discussions to send a four-player package headlined by catching prospect Kyle Teel and outfield prospect Braden Montgomery began to heat up with Chicago. The Red Sox then agreed to terms with Buehler on a one-year, $21.
05 million deal at the beginning of this week, all but r.
