Boston Red Sox fans react to rookie Triston Casas’ absurd pregame routine bothering team veterans: "Are you kidding me? Why don’t they join him?" 

There hasn't been much in the way of positivity of late when it comes to the Boston Red Sox. The team finished dead last in the American League East last season and followed that up with what many consider to be a disappointing offseason.

The latest grumblings coming out of the Boston camp at spring training have to do with certain aspects of rookie first baseman Triston Casas' pregame routine during his brief debut with the Red Sox last summer.

Two hours before his first game with the Boston Red Sox in September, Casas was seen sunbathing shirtless in the right field grass at Fenway Park. To the rookie, this was merely an extension of a routine that began three years earlier when he was in Class A ball. However, to Red Sox veterans, it carried an air of disrespect.

"Are you (expletive) kidding me?" MassLive.com reported a Boston pitcher saying within earshot of the newly-promoted player.

The report of Casas chafing Red Sox veterans came out on Thursday, and fans were quick to come to the side of the promising rookie.

Casas' routine continued to rub certain members of the Red Sox clubhouse the wrong way as his routine also included pregame naps.

According to the MassLive.com report, Casas noted that there were numerous "clashes" with established Boston players as to how the newbie should act at the major league level. However, considering how poorly the Boston Red Sox played last season, many fans think that the veterans should have tried the rookie's routine.

Many MLB fans took note of how dark of a place that the Red Sox clubhouse can traditionally be. The Casas report is just another chapter in not only how rough it can be for a rookie to be accepted by a major league roster, especially when their routine doesn't jibe with veterans' preconceived notions of acceptable behavior.

Casas hit just .197 over his 27-game debut with the Red Sox last season, but did hit five home runs. That translates to 30 homers over a full campaign. While that many home runs in 2023 may placate any pregame routine issues, Boston personnel likely hope that sunbathing and napping is all the more different that Casas' routine gets.

Boston Red Sox plan on Casas as starting first baseman

Triston Casas of the Boston Red Sox heads into the dugout during a game against the New York Yankees.

The Red Sox let Eric Hosmer go this offseason, meaning that the team is planning to move forward with Casas as the starting first baseman in 2023. For what it's worth, the rookie took the veteran clashes in stride:

"I would have been more concerned if they weren’t saying anything to me," Casas told MassLive.com. "I felt like that would have meant they didn’t feel like I was going to be (in the majors long).

"I think the fact they were telling me stuff, the fact they were getting on me for the little things meant that they wanted me to go about things the right way. They wanted me to make sure that I’m going to carry on that tradition throughout the years when I stay up here."