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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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Yu Chang of the Boston Red Sox
Sep 23, 2022; Bronx, New York, USA; Boston Red Sox shortstop Yu Chang (12) throws the ball to first base for an out during the fifth inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports /

Yu Chang

Yu Chang was a late-season waiver claim this year, only coming to Boston on September 12. Before that, he’d played 36 games for the Tampa Bay Rays, 18 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and four for the Cleveland Guardians, the team with whom he spent the first three seasons of his big-league career.

Over 196 career games, Chang is a .213/.279/.360 hitter who can play every infield spot except shortstop. So if the Sox have Bogaerts at short with Story at second as well as Arroyo and Hernández if need be, they really don’t need Chang, too.

Like Dalbec, Chang offers a lot of club control; he’s arbitration-eligible this season and won’t reach free agency until 2026. But since he doesn’t offer much offensively, while the Sox could include him in a larger package, it’s more likely that they’ll designate him for assignment.

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