{"id":445693,"date":"2026-02-03T02:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T02:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/445693\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T02:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T02:05:11","slug":"insider-reveals-new-name-red-sox-have-checked-in-on-amid-infield-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/445693\/","title":{"rendered":"Insider Reveals New Name Red Sox Have &#8216;Checked In&#8217; On Amid Infield Search"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Red Sox are continuing to see potential infield additions come off the board, and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChrisCotillo\/status\/2018430452260855811\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChrisCotillo\/status\/2018430452260855811\" rel=\"nofollow\">MassLive\u2019s Chris Cotillo<\/a> has thrown a new name to watch into the mix.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Red Sox have checked in throughout the winter on Ram\u00f3n Ur\u00edas but haven\u2019t showed more than lukewarm interest,\u201d Cotillo wrote on X on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Ur\u00edas was traded from the Baltimore Orioles to the Houston Astros last summer. He is under club control for one more season and can play third base, second base and shortstop. He is a versatile defender and won a Gold Glove in 2022 at third base.<\/p>\n<p>Ur\u00edas is not the only Houston Astros infielder the Red Sox have been linked to. Isaac Paredes has been a rumored target as well. Ur\u00edas had just a .675 OPS last season, hitting 11 home runs for the second consecutive season. Cotillo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/redsox\/2026\/02\/red-sox-make-creative-trade-opt-to-not-pursue-49-hr-slugger-5-thoughts-chris-cotillo.html\" id=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/redsox\/2026\/02\/red-sox-make-creative-trade-opt-to-not-pursue-49-hr-slugger-5-thoughts-chris-cotillo.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wrote more about<\/a> Ur\u00edas in a story published before his report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUr\u00edas regressed with the bat last year to the tune of a .675 OPS in 112 games split between Baltimore and Houston but was still a capable defender at both third base (78 games) and second (26 games),\u201d Cotillo wrote. \u201cHe also has historically hit very well at Fenway, logging a .326 average and an .881 OPS in 28 games in Boston. At this point, Ur\u00edas can likely be had on a reasonable one-year deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"nesn-in-content-ad__copy\">Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>He was non-tendered by the Astros after the season. He could be a solid addition for the Red Sox. With Eugenio Su\u00e1rez and Brendan Donovan off the board, a player like Ur\u00edas could be the best option.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Red Sox are continuing to see potential infield additions come off the board, and MassLive\u2019s Chris Cotillo&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":445694,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[363,99],"class_list":["post-445693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=445693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445693\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/445694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=445693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=445693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=445693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}