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3 Red Sox players under contract for 2023 that fans are ready to move on from

By Gabrielle Starr

ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 01: Chris Sale #41 of the Boston Red Sox looks on during the fifth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on September 01, 2021 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)
ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 01: Chris Sale #41 of the Boston Red Sox looks on during the fifth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on September 01, 2021 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images) /
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Red Sox 1B Bobby Dalbec
BOSTON, MA – MAY 7: Bobby Dalbec #29 of the Boston Red Sox stands at first base as he tosses a baseball during the ninth inning against the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park on May 7, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts. The White Sox won 3-1 in ten innings. (Photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images) /

Franchy Cordero/Bobby Dalbec

Between Bobby Dalbec and Franchy Cordero, the first-base situation was rough for most of 2022.

Cordero isn’t even a first baseman by trade, but the Sox were so desperate that they moved him from the outfield. It didn’t improve the infield situation at all.

They even traded for veteran Gold Glover Eric Hosmer, but he got hurt after a dozen games, prompting them to finally call up Triston Casas.

It looks like Casas will stay for the remainder of the season and begin his own big-league journey, so what does that mean for Dalbec and Cordero?

The Sox should’ve traded Dalbec last offseason, after he finished the year with 25 home runs and 21 doubles. After his struggles this season, the only way they’re getting anything for him is if he’s part of some sort of prospect package.

As for Cordero, the Sox might just non-tender him this winter. He’s beloved in Triple-A, but can’t get it together consistently at the big-league level.

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