The Boston Red Sox are close to a crossroads in regards to Pablo Sandoval. The third baseman comes off of his rehab assignment on Sunday, and the team has to figure out what to do with him.

Sandoval has only hit .212/.269/.354 in his 32 games with Boston this year, and has struggled defensively as well. Meanwhile, the platoon of Tsu-Wei Lin and Deven Marrero has been a solid one for Boston as of late, and could lead to the Red Sox keeping the duo at third base ahead of Sandoval.

So the question remains -- what does Boston do with Sandoval and his massive contract through 2020?

"We have a big decision coming up," Red Sox president Sam Kennedy said on WEEI's Ordway, Merloni & Fauria Thursday. "[Sandoval] is coming off a rehab assignment. We'll see how that plays out here in the near future. There has been a lot of conversations internally, but I'll leave it at that. We'll see what Dave [Dombrowski] decides to do here in the next day or so.

The Red Sox just released Jhonny Peralta from Triple-A Pawtucket, and Brock Holt could be set to come back from his absence with vertigo. With top prospect Rafael Devers likely on the way to Triple-A soon, Sandoval could be designated for assignment in the near future as well, according to Tim Britton of the Providence Journal.

If they're confident Holt is coming back soon, it's hard to justify the major-league roster spot on Sandoval. https://t.co/35nmcaF2qA — Tim Britton (@TimBritton) July 13, 2017

Kennedy spoke more about Sandoval's situation on WEEI, noting that they will try to get as much value out of the 30-year-old as they can.

"We would like to get as much out of every player in our system, whether it is the major league or minor league level," Kennedy said. "What I would say is I get the sense from this ownership, as I always have, that they are willing to do everything it takes to win that means specifically to win the division too. Wild card is great, we got into the wild card and actually won a World Series coming through wild card, but that one game playoff is a scary proposition. We are doing everything we can to win that division. We'll see. It is going to be an exciting couple months ahead, starting this weekend with the Yankees coming in."