Red Sox offensive production starts with the letter B
Xander Bogaerts
Xander Bogaerts (B2) also had an incredible season where he saw a rise in most of his offensive categories but none larger than his home run jump going from 7 in 2015 to 21 in 2016, a 300% increase.
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Bogaerts also stayed healthy, which was another reason for him playing in almost every game last season. He had over 700 plate appearances, a first in his career and had over 600 at-bats for the second consecutive year. He also managed to get 190+ hits and over 30 doubles for the 2nd year in a row.
Bogey did see his batting average take a dip however. In May, Bogey had 49 hits and hit .395. He only had 50 hits for a .227 average over the course of both August & September. That’s a substantial difference from May.
I also think it’s important to mention that while he wasn’t a huge stolen bases threat, he still managed to get 13 last year. Maybe Bogey gets 20 and hits the 20/20 club. It’s possible. What’s more likely? Bogey hitting over .300 again.