The Boston Red Sox appear to have found a solution at first base, picking up Garrett Cooper in a trade with the Chicago Cubs following Triston Casas' injury.
The Cubs designated Cooper for assignment on Tuesday. Before he was released or sent across the waiver wire, the Red Sox swooped in to snag Cooper.
The 33-year-old right-handed hitter was batting .270 with one home run, six RBI, a .774 OPS and a 0.1 WAR in the 12 games he played for the Cubs.Between 2019 and 2021, Cooper appeared in just 55.2% of games for the Marlins. He impressed in that time, though, batting .282 with an .818 OPS. The Red Sox were in dire need of a first baseman, as up-and-coming star Triston Casas recently suffered a rib cartilage injury that could keep him out through the All-Star break. Bobby Dalbec had been serving as Casas' full-time replacement over the past week, but he is batting just .091 with a .263 OPS and -0.7 WAR so far in 2024.
Cooper has also made 73 career starts in right field and 115 at designated hitter, compared to 245 at first base.
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