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originally baseman C.J. Cron is a free agent; the Red Sox have reached an agreement to terms on a minor-league contract, as Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com originally reported. According to Alex Speier of The Boston Globe, Cron would be eligible to receive up to $500,000 in performance bonuses in addition to $2 million if he is added to Boston’s active roster. The pact also includes an invitation to major-league spring training.
34-year-old Cron, a veteran of ten major league seasons, most recently played for the Rockies and Angels in 2023. The right-hand batter was only able to play in 71 games for the two clubs due to persistent back troubles. In 278 plate appearances, he batted.248/.295/.434 with 12 doubles, 12 home runs, 37 RBIs, 38 runs scored, 17 walks, and 65 strikeouts. After being dealt from Colorado to Los Angeles in late July, he played in just 10 games with the Halos and finished the season on the injured list.
Despite such poor outcomes, Cron is only two years away from being selected to the National League All-Star squad, having slashed.257/.315/.468 across 150 games (632 plate appearances) for the Rockies in 2022, including 29 home runs and a career-high 102 RBIs. That followed a 2021 season in which he hit 28 home runs and recorded a career-high.905 OPS in his debut season with Colorado.
