Down a rabbit gap of issues that didn’t occur, the Crimson Sox apparently made a number of makes an attempt to amass Zach Neto from the Angels earlier than pivoting and trading with the Brewers for Caleb Durbin. This was confirmed by Sean McAdam earlier this week, and from there, Tyler Milliken was asking the fitting query.
Neto is without doubt one of the finest defensive shortstops within the video games, posting a +11 and +13 Defensive Runs Saved from the place the final two seasons. The one cause you commerce for a man like that’s to place him at shortstop, which signifies that in that situation, Trevor Story will get moved again to second base and Marcelo Mayer performs third.
That is intriguing as a result of from simply final winter we already know the Crimson Sox don’t have any downside buying a man for a place they already appear to have crammed. Whereas Story’s protection at quick actually isn’t dangerous, it’s declining and in some unspecified time in the future they could must make a transfer.
Taking a look at issues from a unique angle, that is additionally the place Marcelo Mayer comes into the dialog. Is he a shortstop long-term? If that’s the plan, shouldn’t he be there sooner fairly than later? Do the Crimson Sox not wish to make the transfer for now as a result of Mayer’s been so harm inclined he hasn’t performed 100 video games in a season in his profession but?
In some unspecified time in the future, the Crimson Sox are going to need to determine if Mayer’s a shortstop or not, and if the reply to that query is sure, it creates a really difficult timetable with Trevor Story. Regardless that the Crimson Sox didn’t land Neto, their willingness to take action recommend they could even have a willingness to maneuver Story off shortstop.
