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3 trade pieces the Red Sox have if they extend Xander Bogaerts

By Gabrielle Starr

BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 5: Xander Bogaerts #2 of the Boston Red Sox fields a ground ball during the sixth inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays on October 5, 2022 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 5: Xander Bogaerts #2 of the Boston Red Sox fields a ground ball during the sixth inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays on October 5, 2022 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /
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Red Sox 1B Bobby Dalbec
BOSTON, MA – MAY 7: Bobby Dalbec #29 of the Boston Red Sox stands at first base as he tosses a baseball during the ninth inning against the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park on May 7, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts. The White Sox won 3-1 in ten innings. (Photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images) /

Bobby Dalbec

Speaking of former top prospects, the Red Sox don’t really have room or need for Bobby Dalbec anymore, especially if Bogaerts stays.

They acquired Eric Hosmer at the trade deadline and he’ll cost them the league minimum for the remainder of his salary. They also have Triston Casas, who impressed offensively and defensively in his brief September debut.

Meanwhile, after a solid first full season in 2021, during which he hit 21 doubles and 25 homers over 133 games, Dalbec regressed an alarming amount in 2022. Despite his strikeout percentage decreasing ever-so-slightly, in 117 games, he only doubled nine times and homered 12; his slugging percentage dropped from .494 the previous year, to .369.

While Dalbec made significantly fewer errors at first base, Casas is considered a better all-around option for the job, so the Sox began teaching Dalbec to play second base this season. Only, they don’t really need him there either if they have Trevor Story and rovers, Christian Arroyo and Kiké Hernández.

While Dalbec had a disappointing season, he’s under club control through 2027. Many teams will be interested in a former top prospect with that many years of control ahead and who occasionally hits enormous home runs.

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