Just as he's more than a one-dimensional hitter, Casas also offers value beyond the batter's box. While he's limited to first base, he's a solid defender with soft hands and a strong arm that produced low-90s fastballs when he pitched as an amateur.

Field: Confident picking out throws in the dirt. Soft hands and surprisingly fluid actions. Moves well enough for first base. Potential solid-average defender there.

Where did this narrative of Casas not being able to play defense come from?

From MLB Pipeline:



From SoxProspects:

"Potential solid-average defender" lmao

There are PLENTY of guys who stick in the majors as below-average on defense (I watch the Red Sox, I know), so this sounds like music to my ears.

This fucking organization. They are incapable of negotiating a contract extension without starting out with a lowball offer so insulting that it impacts the tenor of the negotiation going forward. They just can’t not be assholes, it’s not in them.

You would think they learned their lesson when their ridiculous low ball offer to Jon Lester set off a chain of events that cost them almost half a billion dollars trying to replace him, but nope.

This

For all their talk about financial flexibility, it’s their own miserly way of doing business that has led to the bad contracts they are so loathe to sign people to. If they just pay Jon Lester market value, they don’t need to sign Price or trade for Sale. Then they have about 300M to spend that they blew on those guys, and you still have Moncada and Kopech to boot. Then you aren’t trading Mookie Betts for ten cents on the dollar to try and get under the luxury tax.

I hate them so much.

This fucking organization. They are incapable of negotiating a contract extension without starting out with a lowball offer so insulting that it impacts the tenor of the negotiation going forward. They just can’t not be assholes, it’s not in them.

You would think they learned their lesson when their ridiculous low ball offer to Jon Lester set off a chain of events that cost them almost half a billion dollars trying to replace him, but nope.

Is Casas considered to be a lot bigger prospect than Duran is/was? The talk about Duran last year this time(which proved to be way off) was almost identical to what you hear about Casas now.