Purple Sox reportedly desirous about first baseman Nathaniel Lowe

Lowe has struggled in 2025, however may very well be an intriguing late addition at a place of want for Boston.

Nathaniel Lowe may very well be an intriguing addition for the Purple Sox. (AP Picture/Charlie Riedel)

Regardless that the Purple Sox didn’t add a primary baseman to their lineup on the commerce deadline, a possibility may fall into their lap to bolster the place anyway.

Veteran and former Gold Glover Nathaniel Lowe was designated for project this week, and is a pending free agent after the Nationals elected to unconditionally launch him.

Quickly, he’ll be capable to signal wherever he likes for the rest of 2025. And Boston is anticipated to be within the combine to signal him, in response to MassLive’s Chris Cotillo.

The Purple Sox would offer an intriguing providing for Lowe. They’re a possible playoff contender, and will present some assurance that Lowe can be a reasonably constant starter at first base.

Granted, given Romy Gonzalez’s downright dominance in opposition to lefties this season (.354 batting common in opposition to them), Lowe might need to be open to a platoon position, enjoying often in opposition to righties and sitting in opposition to southpaws.

Whether or not a state of affairs like that may dissuade Lowe from signing with Boston is but to be seen, however the place he indicators with gained’t be based mostly on cash. As a result of the Nationals are releasing him, they’ll nonetheless be on the hook for the remainder of his 2025 contract. So, any workforce could have the uncommon alternative so as to add a former Gold Glover as primarily a two-month rental earlier than Lowe has a real free company within the offseason.

The Purple Sox’ major first baseman this season, Abraham Toro, has fared fairly nicely contemplating he solely emerged as a constant starter after Triston Casas’s early-season harm. Nevertheless, first base has nonetheless been one of many weaker spots in Boston’s lineup.

Provided that Lowe was on the Purple Sox’s radar earlier this season, it is sensible that the workforce would nonetheless be exhibiting curiosity now that they may land him at a cut price.

Lowe is solely batting .215 in 2025, however it’s been an outlier 12 months for him. He’s by no means completed a full season batting decrease than .262 (excluding the truncated 2020 season). He had a career-high .302 batting common in 2022 — profitable a Silver Slugger for his efforts. The next 12 months was his Gold Glove season, and he’s nonetheless solely two years faraway from that marketing campaign.

No matter his down 12 months, Lowe has a excessive ceiling and may very well be drastically helpful for the Purple Sox in the event that they’re capable of lure him to Boston for a stretch run.