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4 good things happening for the Red Sox this season

By Jacob DeReus

FT. MYERS, FL - MARCH 24: Xander Bogaerts #2 and Rafael Devers #11 of the Boston Red Sox react during a spring training team workout on March 24, 2022 at jetBlue Park at Fenway South in Fort Myers, Florida. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
FT. MYERS, FL - MARCH 24: Xander Bogaerts #2 and Rafael Devers #11 of the Boston Red Sox react during a spring training team workout on March 24, 2022 at jetBlue Park at Fenway South in Fort Myers, Florida. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /
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Red Sox OF Alex Verdugo
BOSTON, MA – APRIL 16: Alex Verdugo #99 of the Boston Red Sox rides in a laundry cart through the dugout after hitting a two-run home run during the second inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins on April 16, 2022 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /

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.

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