MLB fans pleased by report that Boston Red Sox signed Raimel Tapia to minor league deal: "BLUE JAYS LEGEND"

The Boston Red Sox have signed another outfielder to their roster. After adding Adam Duvall yesterday, the team has signed Raimel Tapia to their minor league roster. This doesn't prevent the outfielder from making the Opening Day roster in Spring Training, though. Tapia spent six of his first seven years with the Colorado Rockies before joining the Toronto Blue Jays last season. Jon Heyman@JonHeymanRaimel Tapia to Red Sox on minors deal. First: Raimel Tapia (on his IG account)16536Raimel Tapia to Red Sox on minors deal. First: Raimel Tapia (on his IG account)Tapia has struggled to find a home where he can contribute at a high level, even after so many years with the Rockies. The Red Sox will hope to unlock that potential in 2023 if he makes it up to the majors. MLB fans believe the former Blue Jays outfielder, who became a bit of a fan favorite, deserved better than being signed to a minor league deal. Others are unsure whether or not this can be a good signing for the Red Sox.Brian Kim@bk_goat_05@JonHeyman Tapla deserved more then a MILB signing1@JonHeyman Tapla deserved more then a MILB signingMarcus@montene199@JonHeyman BLUE JAYS LEGEND🫡🫡5@JonHeyman BLUE JAYS LEGEND🫡🫡🔥 https://t.co/vdSvn8jv0VSluggerR13@SluggerR13@JonHeyman They’re punishing him by keeping him in the minors for that grand slam6@JonHeyman They’re punishing him by keeping him in the minors for that grand slamBarry@BarryW_12@JonHeyman No not the minors @JonHeyman No not the minors 😭Everything Blue Jays and Penguins@ju_k64Blue jays legend twitter.com/jonheyman/stat…Jon Heyman@JonHeymanRaimel Tapia to Red Sox on minors deal. First: Raimel Tapia (on his IG account)20444Raimel Tapia to Red Sox on minors deal. First: Raimel Tapia (on his IG account)Blue jays legend twitter.com/jonheyman/stat…Lance Paradis@paradis_lanceNot bad depth. I still feel a trade is in the works. twitter.com/jonheyman/stat…Jon Heyman@JonHeymanRaimel Tapia to Red Sox on minors deal. First: Raimel Tapia (on his IG account)20544Raimel Tapia to Red Sox on minors deal. First: Raimel Tapia (on his IG account)Not bad depth. I still feel a trade is in the works. twitter.com/jonheyman/stat…Jonathan@Jon_94_He hit that inside the park grand slam against the Red Sox so that was good enough for them twitter.com/jonheyman/stat…Jon Heyman@JonHeymanRaimel Tapia to Red Sox on minors deal. First: Raimel Tapia (on his IG account)144Raimel Tapia to Red Sox on minors deal. First: Raimel Tapia (on his IG account)He hit that inside the park grand slam against the Red Sox so that was good enough for them 😂 twitter.com/jonheyman/stat…Jake T. O'Donnell@jaketodonnellMiLB deal. This is a depth move to see what he can do in spring, protect for injuries to other OFs, and compete for the last spot on the bench, which should be someone to hit lefty/pinch run late in games. twitter.com/jonheyman/stat…Jon Heyman@JonHeymanRaimel Tapia to Red Sox on minors deal. First: Raimel Tapia (on his IG account)31Raimel Tapia to Red Sox on minors deal. First: Raimel Tapia (on his IG account)MiLB deal. This is a depth move to see what he can do in spring, protect for injuries to other OFs, and compete for the last spot on the bench, which should be someone to hit lefty/pinch run late in games. twitter.com/jonheyman/stat…𝕷𝖚𝖖𝖚𝖎𝖓𝖍𝖆𝖘 🛸@LCLOURENCO27R.I.P Red Sox twitter.com/JonHeyman/stat…Jon Heyman@JonHeymanRaimel Tapia to Red Sox on minors deal. First: Raimel Tapia (on his IG account)20944Raimel Tapia to Red Sox on minors deal. First: Raimel Tapia (on his IG account)R.I.P Red Sox twitter.com/JonHeyman/stat…The Boston Red sox are doing what they can to ensure they don't finish last in the American League East this season. The signing for Tapia ensures they have outfield depth, even if Tapia isn't going to be an All-Star this season. Currently, the Red Sox have a plethora of outfielders in Jarren Duran, Enrique Hernandez, Masataka Yoshida, Adam Duvall and Alex Verdugo. Where does Raimel Tapia fit into a potential 2023 Boston Red Sox lineup?Right now, it doesn't seem like there's a place for Tapia in the lineup. Unless he has a really good spring, he might be in the minors to begin the year.The Boston Red Sox outfield in 2022Here's what the 2023 lineup might look like as of now:Masataka Yoshida, LFEnrique Hernandez, SSRafael Devers, 3BJustin Turner, DHAlex Verdugo, CF/RFAdam Duvall, CF/RFTriston Casas, 1BChristian Arroyo, 2BReese McGuire, CShould one of the outfielders get hurt, Tapia can slide in and play any of the positions. It's also important to note that Jarren Duran is also on the roster and will likely be this team's fourth outfielder when the regular season rolls around. Still, it's never a bad idea to increase a team's depth, and that's just what Boston has done.

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