Who is he and where did he come from?<\/p>\n
The Red Sox, at last, have a young versatile infielder who gets on base at at least a replacement level \u2026 and they acquired Caleb Durbin! Kidding, kidding. But, another newcomer in the deal that sent David Hamilton, Shane Drohan and Kyle Harrison to Milwaukee<\/a> is Andruw Monasterio. This is a deal that took some bloat in the pitching depth and turned it into a slight infield bloat, but perhaps some that was needed given last year\u2019s eventual lack of infield depth and the repeated questions that plagued a lot of the positive moves from this offseason.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Monasterio, 28, a righty from Venazuela, made his debut in 2023 and, since then, has been a viable platoon option for a Brewers squad that has emerged as a competitor. He\u2019s played games at all four infield positions as well as left field, though he primarily spends time at second and third.<\/p>\n Is he any good?<\/p>\n He\u2019s exactly okay. Which is fine! It\u2019s a big plus that the Red Sox brought in Caleb Durbin and have the services of a healthy Marcelo Mayer, as well as a recently signed Isaiah Kiner-Falefa, to start 2026. That\u2019s not even counting some other options joining the roster like old friend Mickey Gasper, Quad-A locker room guy Vinny Capra<\/a>, a returning Nick Sogard, Taiwanese WBC representative<\/a> Tsung-Che Cheng, Brendan Rodgers, and\u2026. oh yeah! Kristian Campbell. After the monstrosity that was the infield\u2019s defensive performance last year, a lot of these transactions signal a desire for guys who don\u2019t commit many errors. Monasterio committed just 1 error last year in 68 games, affirming the Red Sox\u2019s commitment to better defensive stability. But his paltry power does little to boost him into a lineup that has some shortcomings in the home runs department<\/a> in 2026. Further, his WAR has yet to rise above 1, and he also simply doesn\u2019t draw walks at an acceptable level (8.6% in his career.) That\u2019s simply not going to cut it for a regular job on a Major League roster \u2014 but Monasterio is still relatively young and 2025 also marked the first time his WrC+ was over 100 (at 111.) His OPS also topped out at .756. So there\u2019s promise yet!<\/p>\n Tl;dr, just give me his 2025 stats.<\/p>\n 68 G, 4 HR, 9 2B, 16 RBI, 32 K, 7 BB .270\/.319\/.437, 1 E<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Show me a cool highlight.<\/p>\n He has ups!<\/p>\n What\u2019s he doing in his picture up there?<\/p>\n Warming up in the Wild Card series. Monasterio actually was on a postseason roster in 2025! He didn\u2019t actually play in any games, but he did play in one postseason game back in 2023.<\/p>\n What\u2019s his role on the 2026 Red Sox?<\/p>\n There\u2019s a reason David Hamilton was dealt the other way in this move for Caleb Durbin \u2014 the Brewers saw David Hamilton as a more viable option in the infield than Monasterio while also getting two rotation pieces that may have breakout years a la Quinn Priester. Still, Monasterio, who has options remaining, likely looks to spend the majority of the start of the season at Polar Park in Worcester. Again, that is fine! Last year\u2019s woes with Marcelo Mayer getting injured were joined by calls that Mikey Romero was not far along enough in his development to be a key piece in Boston. He still may not be; the likes of Monasterio, Sogard, etc. make it so that the former first round pick is not rushed. Either way, it\u2019s better to have guys with Major League experience at this level anyway for the best possible development for these prospects. It\u2019s not the flashy portion of the Durbin deal, nor was the deal itself flashy, but this is the good type of depth to acquire. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Who is he and where did he come from? 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