Triston Casas set 3 goals ahead of the 2024 season, including making the playoffs

Opening Day is a week away, and Casas is setting the bar high for his second season with the Red Sox.

Triston Casas runs the bases after hitting a home run in the fourth inning of a spring training game against the New York Yankees, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Tampa. Charlie Neibergall / AP

By Faith Pinnow

March 21, 2024

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Triston Casas has a plan for fending off the sophomore slump.

Just last year the Red Sox’ 2018 first-round draft pick was coming up to the majors for the first time. Now, as he embarks on his second full season, he’s setting his sights on some lofty goals.

“Well, my goal this year is to play every game, make the playoffs, and have a .300/.400/.500 slash line,” Casas said per The Boston Globe’s Julian McWilliams. “Those three things right there jump off the page.”

He capped off his first season with some promising numbers: a .267/.367/.490 slash line that accompanied his 24 homers, which tied for second amongst 2023 rookies.

While that goal seems well within reach for the former elite prospect, the others rely on more than personal performance. Regardless, Casas’ focus is encouraging.

No doubt the 24-year-old first baseman is also motivated by the prospect of a long-term contract in Boston. Casas spoke with the Globe’s Alex Speier earlier this month about his future with the Red Sox.

“I know I’m putting forth my best effort to get better every single day to contribute to wins,” he said. “If somebody wants to give me a certain amount of money to hang around a little bit longer, I will definitely oblige … I definitely do want to [be with the Red Sox].”

For now, however, he admitted that he has improvements to make before he feels worthy of a long-term contract. And while there have been talks, he told Speier that nothing is “set in stone.”

Casas is raising the bar, and if he’s able to meet his own expectations over the 2024-25 season, it’s doubtful that the Red Sox would let a key offensive player walk.

“I feel like if I’m playing and we’re winning and I’m hitting, well, life is good. So I always want to set positive goals, achievable ones, attainable ones that I feel like are realistic. But at the same time, make it something to shoot for.”