On Sunday night, the Boston Red Sox acquired first baseman/designated hitter Willson Contreras from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for pitcher Hunter Dobbins and two pitching prospects.

On Monday morning, we raised the question of what the acquisition means for Triston Casas, who is currently rehabbing from a gruesome leg injury suffered last May.

Well, Red Sox' front office leader Craig Breslow told the media on Monday night that he called Casas and told him they still have a lot of confidence in him, but is that really true?

Let's examine:

The Red Sox looked to trade Casas last season

Much of last offseason was filled with discussion about whether or not the Red Sox would trade Casas to the Seattle Mariners for Luis Castillo. If they were looking to move him last offseason, pre-injury, how much confidence do they really have in him moving forward post-injury?

They just acquired an everyday player

It would have been one thing if the Red Sox acquired a first baseman who hits lefties well and who they planned to platoon with Casas, but they went out and got Contreras - an everyday player - who they are paying $33 million to. If you are acquiring an everyday player, that sends the signal that Casas isn't long for the position in Boston.

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They haven't moved any DH options, either

If the Red Sox believed so much in Casas, wouldn't they have already moved Masataka Yoshida or one of their excess outfielders? The fact that they haven't done that yet shows they aren't necessarily beating down the door to get Casas at-bats at that position.

They could start him in Triple-A

Reports have circulated that Boston could start Casas in Triple-A, is that really a sign of belief? We understand that he needs to continue to rehab from his leg injury, but putting him Triple-A likely would have something to do with the lack of playing time available to him, or that they want to carve out for him.

Breslow had no other options

While we don't buy that the organization has much confidence in him moving forward, we admit that Breslow didn't have any other options to say. If the team is going to keep Casas in the organization, then they have to project that faith in him.

It's just that the actions so far don't back up those words. The Sox seem to clearly view him as a lottery ticket, and not a foundational piece of the organization.

What do you think will happen with Casas? Drop a comment on our post below.

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