Moncada likely to join Sox for stretch run

BOSTON — The Red Sox’s solution to the lack of production from their third basemen this season may be just around the corner.

Less than 24 hours before Major League rosters expand, Red Sox manager John Farrell made it clear that the addition of top prospect Yoan Moncada will reap nothing but positive benefits, and soon.

Boston’s skipper directly compared the Double-A Portland star to the team’s addition of Dustin Pedroia (2006), Jacoby Ellsbury (’07) and Xander Bogaerts (’13).

“I think for those that have been around this team for a number of years, the teams that have had success have always had an injection of young players late in the season that have helped carry the team through the postseason,” Farrell said.

Moncada has recently just started playing third base. Normally a second baseman, he has played only nine games at the hot corner this season for the Sea Dogs.

Moncada is slashing .285/.388/.547 with 11 homers and 27 RBIs in 44 games at Portland. Moncada would not only add power to an already aggressive Red Sox lineup, but he would solve the slow production of Travis Shaw and …

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