Red Sox On Roster Bubble Unfazed By Triston Casas’ Comments

The Red Sox upgraded their roster by officially signing Alex Bregman on Saturday, but with that move comes a harsh reality for other players down in Fort Myers, Fla.

Vaughn Grissom, Roman Anthony, Marcelo Mayer and Kristian Campbell are going to have a tougher time cracking the big league roster.

Triston Casas seems to believe that, anyway, as he clearly believes the club’s best alignment wouldn’t include any of the four youngsters previously mentioned. Boston doesn’t need to include any of them, either, with Bregman joining the likes of Casas, Rafael Devers and Trevor Story as a solid veteran infield.

How did that make those on the roster bubble feel?

“It’s fine,” Grissom told Rob Bradford of Audacy. “When you know these guys you know what they actually mean and where their hearts are coming from. It’s not like it’s anything sour or the vibe has changed. In my opinion, it’s all the same. Things get said. Some people don’t mean it. Maybe it’s their opinion or what they thought or this or that. I focus on myself and answer my questions. It’s not as chaotic as some might seem. There is no tension. I’m sure the other world, the media world, that’s different. ‘Why would you say that?’ But there are a lot of things that get said that are way worse than that. Things are fine around here.

“There’s so much time. The vibe around here is awesome. I don’t think it changes anything much. I think we all know where we stand.”

Grissom is fighting to keep his spot on the active roster, while the likes of Anthony, Mayer and Campbell want to break camp for the first time. Anthony, specifically, has decided to ignore the noise and focus on the task at hand.

“For me it’s just coming in here every day and working as hard as I can to make the team. Nothing really changes for me,” Anthony told Bradford. “I’m just going to continue to come in here and learn from all these guys and work my (expletive) off to break with this team.

The Red Sox eventually will have to make a tough decision, but that is the cost of building a deep roster that hopes to compete for a spot in the postseason.