The Boston Red Sox are underway in Fort Myers as full-team workouts have officially begun. As we watch players like Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts, and Hanley Ramirez get their swings in before Opening Day, the Sox have a number of players invited to Spring Training in hopes to make the team. One of those players is former Cuban standout Rusney Castillo.
The 29-year-old outfielder was once looked as the next Yasiel Puig, Yoenis Cespedes, or Jose Abreu coming out of Cuba. As the Sox finished second in acquiring Jose Abreu and watched him sign with the Chicago White Sox, they weren’t going to let any team get in their way with signing Castillo.