Some feel that the Boston Red Sox should consider adding a first baseman who was designated for assignment by the Washington Nationals on Thursday.

Nathaniel Lowe, 30, was DFA’d by Washington, FOX Sports reported . Entering Thursday, Lowe was slashing .216/ .292/ .373/ .665 in 2025, signficantly worse than his career .263/ .346/ .424/ .771 line. Lowe does have 16 home runs and 68 RBIs this year.

A Gold Glove Award winner (2023) and Silver Slugger Award winner (2022), Lowe won a World Series in 2023 with the Texas Rangers.

In June, The Athletic’s Jim Bowden linked Lowe to the Red Sox as a trade target .

Now that Lowe’s been DFA’d, should Boston make a move to acquire him? PitcherList’s Griffey Geiss gave his opinion on the matter on Thursday following the DFA news.

“Red Sox should

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