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02/09 10:47 CST Red Sox acquire Caleb Durbin in trade with Brewers to address
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Red Sox acquire Caleb Durbin in trade with Brewers to address third base
By STEVE MEGARGEE
AP Sports Writer
MILWAUKEE (AP) --- Third baseman Caleb Durbin was traded to the Boston Red Sox
in a six-player deal with the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday after finishing third
in the NL Rookie of the Year balloting last year.
Milwaukee acquired left-handers Kyle Harrison and Shane Drohan and infielder
David Hamilton from Boston for Durbin and infielders Andruw Monasterio and
Anthony Seigler. The Red Sox also are receiving a competitive balance round B
pick in July's amateur draft, about 67th overall.
Durbin, who turns 26 on Feb. 22, could fill Boston's opening at third base
created when Alex Bregman left as a free agent to sign a $175 million,
five-year contract with the Chicago Cubs.
The 5-foot-7 Durbin, who plays third base and second, batted .256 with a .334
on-base percentage, 11 homers and 18 steals in 136 games while helping the
Brewers win a third straight NL Central title and reach the NL Championship
Series last season.
Milwaukee acquired Durbin and left-hander Nestor Cortes from the New York
Yankees for closer Devin Williams.
The Brewers had the third- and fourth-place finishers in the voting for the
2025 NL Rookie of the Year award that went to Atlanta Braves catcher Drake
Baldwin, but neither player remains with the organization. Outfielder Isaac
Collins, who finished fourth in the balloting, went to Kansas City along with
pitcher Nick Mears in a December trade that brought left-handed pitcher Angel
Zerpa to Milwaukee.
Durbin's exit from Milwaukee leaves the Brewers with an apparent opening at
third. Joey Ortiz was the Brewers' starting third baseman in 2024 but shifted
to shortstop last season. Hamilton, among the players coming over from Boston,
played one game at third base last year but primarily has worked at second base
and shortstop.
Boston also gained some infield depth.
Monasterio, a 28-year-old with experience at every infield position, hit .270
with a .319 on-base percentage, four homers and 16 RBIs in 68 games last
season. Seigler, 26, batted .194 with a .292 on-base percentage, no homers and
five RBIs in 34 games.
Harrison, 24, was a combined 1-1 with a 4.56 ERA in eight appearances for the
Red Sox and San Francisco last year. He came to Boston as part of the 2025
trade that sent Rafael Devers to San Francisco.
Hamilton, 28, hit .198 with a .257 on-base percentage, six homers, 19 RBIs and
22 steals for Boston last year. That followed a 2024 season in which he batted
.248 with a .303 on-base percentage, eight homers, 28 RBIs and 33 steals in 98
games.
Milwaukee selected Hamilton out of Texas in the eighth round of the 2019 draft,
then sent him to the Red Sox in a 2021 trade that brought outfielder Jackie
Bradley Jr. to Milwaukee.
Drohan, 27, has never pitched in the majors. He went 5-2 with a 3.17 ERA and 77
strikeouts over 54 innings in 15 combined appearances with Triple-A Worcester
and High-A Greenville last season.
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