Who’s he and the place did he come from?
The Crimson Sox, ultimately, have a younger versatile infielder who will get on base at not less than a substitute degree … and so they acquired Caleb Durbin! Kidding, kidding. However, one other newcomer in the deal that sent David Hamilton, Shane Drohan and Kyle Harrison to Milwaukee is Andruw Monasterio. It is a deal that took some bloat within the pitching depth and turned it right into a slight infield bloat, however maybe some that was wanted given final yr’s eventual lack of infield depth and the repeated questions that plagued plenty of the constructive strikes from this offseason.
Monasterio, 28, a righty from Venazuela, made his debut in 2023 and, since then, has been a viable platoon choice for a Brewers squad that has emerged as a competitor. He’s performed video games in any respect 4 infield positions in addition to left discipline, although he primarily spends time at second and third.
He’s precisely okay. Which is ok! It’s an enormous plus that the Crimson Sox introduced in Caleb Durbin and have the companies of a wholesome Marcelo Mayer, in addition to a just lately signed Isaiah Kiner-Falefa, to start out 2026. That’s not even counting another choices becoming a member of the roster like outdated buddy Mickey Gasper, Quad-A locker room man Vinny Capra, a returning Nick Sogard, Taiwanese WBC representative Tsung-Che Cheng, Brendan Rodgers, and…. oh yeah! Kristian Campbell. After the monstrosity that was the infield’s defensive efficiency final yr, plenty of these transactions sign a want for guys who don’t commit many errors. Monasterio dedicated simply 1 error final yr in 68 video games, affirming the Crimson Sox’s dedication to higher defensive stability. However his paltry energy does little to spice up him right into a lineup that has some shortcomings in the home runs department in 2026. Additional, his WAR has but to rise above 1, and he additionally merely doesn’t draw walks at an appropriate degree (8.6% in his profession.) That’s merely not going to chop it for an everyday job on a Main League roster — however Monasterio continues to be comparatively younger and 2025 additionally marked the primary time his WrC+ was over 100 (at 111.) His OPS additionally topped out at .756. So there’s promise but!
Tl;dr, simply give me his 2025 stats.
68 G, 4 HR, 9 2B, 16 RBI, 32 Ok, 7 BB .270/.319/.437, 1 E
Present me a cool spotlight.
What’s he doing in his image up there?
Warming up within the Wild Card sequence. Monasterio really was on a postseason roster in 2025! He didn’t really play in any video games, however he did play in a single postseason recreation again in 2023.
What’s his function on the 2026 Crimson Sox?
There’s a cause David Hamilton was dealt the opposite method on this transfer for Caleb Durbin — the Brewers noticed David Hamilton as a extra viable choice within the infield than Monasterio whereas additionally getting two rotation items that will have breakout years a la Quinn Priester. Nonetheless, Monasterio, who has choices remaining, seemingly appears to be like to spend the vast majority of the beginning of the season at Polar Park in Worcester. Once more, that’s advantageous! Final yr’s woes with Marcelo Mayer getting injured had been joined by calls that Mikey Romero was not far alongside sufficient in his improvement to be a key piece in Boston. He nonetheless is probably not; the likes of Monasterio, Sogard, and so forth. make it in order that the previous first spherical choose just isn’t rushed. Both method, it’s higher to have guys with Main League expertise at this degree anyway for the absolute best improvement for these prospects. It’s not the flashy portion of the Durbin deal, nor was the deal itself flashy, however that is the nice kind of depth to amass.
