2025 was a wierd 12 months for Nathaniel Lowe. He was coming off 4 straight years averaging 2.8 bWAR per season with a .274/.359./.432 batting line. He was becoming a member of a brand new workforce — the Washington Nationals — who many believed to be one thing of a sleeper within the Nationwide League with younger stars James Wooden and CJ Abrams. Lowe was positioned to be a key veteran presence with playoff and World Collection expertise. What adopted as an alternative was a .665 OPS and rumors of a commerce. After nobody picked him up on the deadline, he discovered his strategy to Boston.
Lowe bounced again with Boston whereas hitting .280/.370/.420 with 2 dwelling runs over 34 video games. He solidified the primary base place and eliminated Abraham Toro from the equation. His platoon with Romy Gonzalez gave Alex Cora matchups. As gamers had been being crossed out for the season Lowe arrived and performed out the string. Once they completely wanted somebody to remain within the lineup Nathaniel Lowe was there. After dropping Triston Casas early within the season they lastly had somebody who might maintain down first base.
We don’t want cowl his time in DC. It was dangerous and that’s why he discovered himself DFA’d. However whereas Lowe had 34 video games with Boston they weren’t all a part of his Fountain of Youth! The primary 17 video games in Boston Lowe did bounce again. He hit .294/.362/.510 with each of his dwelling runs. The subsequent 17: .265/.377/.327. Which trying on the OBP shouldn’t be nothing. However with no dwelling runs and simply 3 doubles (identical to the primary 17), you’re taking a look at a poor displaying for a slugger. Because the Sox almost drifted out of the playoff image they wanted, in sport after sport, energy.
His second sport with the Pink Sox, in opposition to the Orioles, and Lowe hits a two-run homer to tie the sport within the backside of the ninth. They might go on to lose this sport however on the time had been so determined for indicators of life at first base and this appeared like, probably, the reply.
Do you deliver again Nathaniel Lowe? Unlikely. With Triston Casas anticipated to have a full offseason and return in Spring Coaching he’s set in stone (mainly) as the primary baseman. Masataka Yoshida is the DH.
It’s potential the Pink Sox can do some contractual magic and produce Lowe again on a smaller deal than he’d in any other case be in line to earn. However he’s nonetheless a second left handed first baseman. Both Lowe or Casas can platoon with Romy Gonzalez. It’s going to be troublesome to discover a place to place Lowe and if the Pink Sox consider that Casas can keep wholesome he has reputable upside. If he duplicated his 2023 that’s 24 dwelling runs and a .263/.367/.490 slash line. And it’s nonetheless simply his age-26 season. Nathaniel Lowe shall be on one other workforce in 2026 and that’s OK. He gave Boston what they wanted in 2025: somebody not Abraham Toro.
