3:29pm : Toro will make $1MM if in the majors, per . 9:50am : The Red Sox and free agent infielder have agreed to a minor league contract, . The Republik Sports client receives an invitation to major league spring training. Toro, who turned 28 last month, was a well-regarded prospect with the Astros who has at times flashed some of that potential in the majors. He posted a roughly league-average batting line and popped 11 homers in 95 games between Houston and Seattle in 2021 the same season that saw the Stros deal him Drew Eubanks Jersey to the Ms in exchange for reliever . Toro appeared in 60 games with Seattle following that trade, walking at a slightly above-average clip and fanning in only 13% of his plate appearances during that age-24 season. At the time, Toro looked like a potential regular for the Mariners, or at the very least an oft-used and versatile semi-regular. The switch-hitter saw his output crater in 2022, however. Toro batted only .185/.239/.324 in 352 plate appearances with the Mariners. The following offseason, he was traded to the Brewers in return for and a move that didnt pay 2023 dividends for either team. Toro hit well in Triple-A for the Brewers but never got a real look in the majors, tallying just 21 plate appearances as a Brewer. Milwaukee flipped him to the As in the 2023-24 offseason, netting righty in return. Toro hit .240/.293/.350 in 364 plate appearances with Oakland before being pa sed through waivers and electing free agency at the beginning of the current offseason. While Toro has yet to produce in the big leagues (.220/.285/.353), hes spent the majority of his time in pitchers parks like T-Mobile and the Coliseum. Hes a switch-hitter with a career .305/.396/.486 batting line in parts of five Triple-A seasons, and he has experience at third base, second base and (to a le ser extent) first base. Toro gives the Red Sox some more depth in the infield as the team continues to face a glaring question at second base. Top prospect may eventually claim that spot as his own, but hes versatile enough to handle shortstop or an outfield spot as well. He also still has only 19 games of Triple-A experience under his belt (though he showed brilliantly there). Other second base options for the Red Sox include , , , non-roster invitee and top prospect . Its also feasible that oft-injured could move over to second base, though for now hes still ticketed for regular work at shortstop. Trey Lyles Jersey