{"id":458355,"date":"2026-02-09T15:23:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T15:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/458355\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T15:23:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T15:23:07","slug":"red-sox-to-acquire-caleb-durbin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/458355\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox To Acquire Caleb Durbin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Red Sox are acquiring infielder <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/durbica01.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Caleb Durbin<\/a> from the Brewers, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JeffPassan\/status\/2020865190242193712\" rel=\"nofollow\">reports<\/a> Jeff Passan of ESPN. Milwaukee receives a three-player package including lefties <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/harriky01.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kyle Harrison<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=drohan000sha\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Shane Drohan<\/a> as well as infielder <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hamilda03.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">David Hamilton<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JeffPassan\/status\/2020865584842285393\" rel=\"nofollow\">Passan adds<\/a>. Boston is also picking up infielder <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/monasan01.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Andruw Monasterio<\/a>, catcher\/infielder <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/seiglan01.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Anthony Seigler<\/a> and a Competitive Balance Round B pick, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WillSammon\/status\/2020866484247966085\" rel=\"nofollow\">per Will Sammon of The Athletic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Durbin is a notable pickup for the Boston infield and should be penciled in for everyday at-bats \u2014 presumably at third base, though he can also handle second base if the Red Sox prefer <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mayerma01.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Marcelo Mayer<\/a> at the hot corner from a defensive standpoint. The 25-year-old Durbin (26 in a couple weeks) finished third in National League Rookie of the Year voting in 2025 after he batted .256\/.334\/.387 with 11 home runs, 25 doubles, 18 steals (24 attempts), a 5.9% walk rate and a tiny 9.9% strikeout rate. He turned in above-average marks for his glovework at third in the estimation of both Defensive Runs Saved (5) and Outs Above Average (2).<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s not the big middle-of-the-order presence many Sox fans have coveted, but Durbin is an affordable, controllable and versatile defender who\u2019ll further the Red Sox\u2019 pivot toward run prevention and help to lower a team strikeout rate that was 10th-highest in the sport last year at 22.9%. He\u2019s a right-handed hitter whose pull percentage (43.3%) is a bit higher than league average (40.6%), which should play well with the Green Monster at Fenway Park. Durbin comes to the Red Sox with five full seasons of club control and two minor league option years remaining (not that there\u2019ll be any thought of optioning him to the minors anytime soon after last year\u2019s strong performance).<\/p>\n<p>If Durbin is ticketed for the hot corner, that\u2019ll leave second base to a combination of the left-handed-hitting Mayer and righty-swinging <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gonzaro01.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Romy Gonzalez<\/a>. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlbtraderumors.com\/2026\/02\/red-sox-close-to-deal-with-isiah-kiner-falefa.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Recently signed<\/a> utilityman <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kineris01.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Isiah Kiner-Falefa<\/a> can back up both those positions as well as shortstop.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Red Sox are acquiring infielder Caleb Durbin from the Brewers, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. 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