Since the Boston Red Sox lost their first baseman, 2018 first-round draft pick Triston Casas to a season-ending knee injury on May 2, they spent much of the season looking for answers at the position. On Aug. 18, they appeared to have found their solution when they signed seven-year veteran Nathaniel Lowe , who had been designated for assignment by the Washington Nationals just four days earlier.

Lowe helped stabilize the first base role as the Red Sox made what turned out to be successful late-season push for a playoff spot in the American League. Now, just three months after they acquired him, the Red Sox appear ready to allow Lowe to walk away as a free agent, possibly as early as Tuesday — four days in advance of the MLB deadline for cutting ties with players who are eligible for

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