Triston Casas

Well, now it's official. Everything had been tracking towards Campbell opening the season as Boston's second baseman, and has he has gotten hot at the plate over the last week, that seemed like a foregone conclusion. The 22-year-old shot through the minor leagues last year and is one of the top prospects in all of baseball. Boston's full lineup is: Jarren Duran LF, Rafael Devers DH, Alex Bregman 3B, Triston Casas 1B, Trevor Story SS, Kristian Campbell 2B, Wilyer Abreu RF, Connor Wong C, Ceddanne Rafaela CF.

Casas (hand) is starting at first base and batting cleanup for Thursday's opener in Texas.

Casas (hand) is expected to be ready to play Thursday against the Rangers, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

X-rays came back negative for any fractures, but Casas will sit out Tuesday's exhibition contest. There should be some clarity on Casas' status for Thursday's season-opener against the Rangers at some point in the near future. The positive news here is that he appears to have avoided serious injury after attempting to make a barehanded play during Monday's exhibition contest against the Mexican League's Sultanes de Monterrey. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now.

Casas is not in the Red Sox' lineup for Tuesday's exhibition game against Sultanes de Monterrey after taking a bad-hop grounder off the right hand in Monday's contest, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.