The answer to that question is probably no, especially since Mountcastle has another year of club control, but this is a player the Red Sox should look to target. He isn't a star, but he's an above-average first baseman, which is a major upgrade over what Boston has right at that position internally right now.

Red Sox principal owner John Henry, president Sam Kennedy and chief baseball officer Craig Breslow boarded a plane together Friday to meet with Rafael Devers prior to Boston’s 2-1 loss in 12 innings a

Speaking with reporters for the first time since Triston Casas was ruled out for the season after rupturing his left knee tendon and undergoing surgery, Devers said on Thursday that Red Sox management approached him about the idea of filling in as Boston’s first baseman.