With Triston Casas potentially sidelined for months by a costal cartilage tear in his ribcage, the Red Sox acquired first baseman/left fielder leftfielder Garrett Cooper from the Cubs for cash considerations. The deal was hammered out in old-school fashion on Friday night, when Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer visited the Red Sox baseball operations suite during the Cubs-Red Sox game. Cooper, 33, was hitting .270/.341/.432 (though with a 32 percent strikeout rate) in 12 games for the Cubs when he was designated for assignment to clear a spot for first baseman Matt Mervis.
W | L | Pct | GB | |
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16 | 9 | .640 | 0.0 | |
17 | 10 | .630 | 0.0 | |
14 | 13 | .519 | 3.0 | |
13 | 14 | .481 | 4.0 | |
13 | 14 | .481 | 4.0 |