Verdu-Go Red Sox
Alex Verdugo has been another highlight for these Red Sox. He has had a lot of weight and pressure put on him from his first game with the Red Sox due to the fact he was traded to Boston in the deal that sent Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Coming in and having to replace a name that big has been something for him to get through.
If you were to put the names aside and just look at the stats, Verdugo has actually been the better player. In the first year of the trade Betts hit .292 while Verdugo hit .308. In 2021, Mookie hit .264 and Verdugo hit a .289, and so far this season Mookie is hitting a .190 and Verdugo is hitting .258. It has hard to not sit here and think the Red Sox won that trade.
Verdugo is currently in a slump. In his last 15 games, he is hitting a .229 and in his last seven, he is hitting .174. He still owns a solid batting average and .741 OPS for the season and he’s tied for the team lead with three home runs. There is no doubt in my mind that he will get out of this slump.