Red Sox 1B Triston Casas said he's received assurances from the Red Sox that they want him in Boston long-term. Read more on Boston.com.

Triston Casas is staying positive amidst the offseason trade rumors, and hoping to stay in Boston. “I try not to get too caught up in it,” he said at Fenway Fest. “That’s part of the business of baseball is checking in on players,

First baseman Triston Casas’s name has been the subject of plenty of trade rumors this winter, even as chief baseball office Craig Breslow has roundly insisted that Casas is not being shopped. With the Red Sox apparently involved in the markets for both Alex Bregman and Nolan Arenado,

The Boston Red Sox emerged as frontrunners to acquire St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Areando, but they would need to trade away Triston Casas.

While the Boston Red Sox could be in the market for Nolan Arenado, there also have been trade rumors involving first baseman Triston Casas. As the trade buzz surrounding Red Sox star in Casas has been around for a while,