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Red Sox Slugger's Brother Elevating Draft Prospect Status By Mashing Home Runs

The Red Sox could develop a dynamic brother duo with the correct draft choice

Scott Neville

Red Sox Slugger's Brother Elevating Draft Prospect Status By Mashing Home Runs
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The Boston Red Sox have put a lot of trust in their number two prospect -- first baseman Triston Casas -- to become an impactful middle-of-the-order slugger in his first full season of Major League Baseball. 

The 23-year-old appears to be up to the challenge amid a strong spring training thus far that has included a couple of towering home runs.

Meanwhile, his younger brother has begun a breakout campaign at the collegiate level. After spending two seasons on the Vanderbilt Commodores' bench, Gavin Casas transferred to South Carolina -- and is becoming a rising star as a member of the Gamecocks.

The 21-year-old is hitting .308 with a double and seven home runs, 16 RBIs a 12-to-11 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a 1.344 OPS in just 12 games this season.

Casas already has two multi-home run games, including Sunday's performance against the Clemson Tigers.

The 6-foot-4, 230-pound, left-handed hitting first baseman looks alarmingly similar to his brother in terms of both physical appearance and their respective swings. 

His latest long ball -- featured above -- traveled 407 feet at 110 mph. 

If Casas can continue at a similar pace, he'll put himself in a prime position to be drafted come June.

You can bet on the Red Sox paying attention to the brother of their biggest rising star. 

It's a little early to start this campaign, but imagine a first base-third base-designated hitter trio of Rafael Devers, Casas and Casas in whichever order by 2025? That group can be comfortably slotted into the two-through-four slots in the lineup. 

They'll also likely have Trevor Story and another rising star in Marcelo Mayer by that point but I'm getting ahead of myself.

For now, just remember to keep an eye on Gavin Casas while he tears up the highest level of college baseball -- the Southeastern Conference.

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Scott Neville
SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's new page "Inside The Red Sox." Before starting "Inside The Red Sox", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer.  His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Red Sox" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu

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