Red Sox signed infielder Jesus Medrano to a minor league contract.
Medrano, who had spent his entire career in the Marlins organization, was viewed as a candidate to eventually replace Luis Castillo after a 2002 season in which he hit .297/.411/.413 for Double-A Portland. He wasn’t nearly so impressive last season, batting .251/.356/.351 in 73 games for Double-A Carolina and .228/.310/.298 in 31 games for Triple-A Albuquerque, and the Marlins elected not to protect him on their 40-man roster. The Red Sox are curious to see whether he can turn it around this year, but his record prior to his excellent 2002 would seem to indicate that it probably won’t happen.
