Alex Bregman was the only member of the 2025 Boston Red Sox nominated for a Silver Slugger award. He didn't win, as Cleveland Guardians third baseman José Ramírez netted his well-deserved sixth award, but Bregman being the only nominated Red Sox player highlights a deficiency in their lineup.
Boston has been linked to multiple power hitters who could give it the spark it needs, and one of them has won a Silver Slugger of his own this year. Pete Alonso could be the cure to the Sox's small ball blues — some reporters and insiders agree, and Tim Healey of The Boston Globe even described him as the "No. 1 choice" for the Red Sox on the free agent market.
Alonso slashed .272/.347/.524 with an .871 OPS, a National League-leading 41 doubles, 38 home runs and 126 RBI over a full 162-game slate. Had he been a Red Sox in 2025, he would've tied Jarren Duran for the most doubles on the team, but he would've led handily in home runs and RBI — Trevor Story was the only Sox player to post at least 25 homers, and he stopped there.
Bregman couldn't deliver the offensive performance Boston hoped for, and even expected after the first half of the season due to a quad injury that lingered through much of the second half. Bregman slashed .298/.380/.546 with a .926 OPS and 11 homers through 53 games in the first half and .250/.341/.386 with a .727 OPS seven home runs over 61 games in the second.
Alex Bregman's Silver Slugger loss and Pete Alonso's win points to easy free agency decision for Red Sox
Pete Alonso has won the National League Silver Slugger Award at first base. pic.twitter.com/IJ6D86zYNl
— Robert Murray (@ByRobertMurray) November 6, 2025
Not only would signing Alonso address an area of need in its offense, but Alonso would fill a position Boston has had trouble maintaining in recent seasons. Triston Casas — although not his fault — has been prone to long-term injuries, and the Sox have had to turn to inexperienced players at the corner.
Alonso isn't a great defender, with -9 outs above average and second-percentile range in 2025, but his durability is unparalleled by anyone on the Red Sox's roster. Alonso has played a full 162 games in the last two seasons, and he's never played fewer than 152 games in any of his six MLB seasons, not counting 2020.
The Red Sox are desperate for power, veteran leadership and right-handed bats, and their solution could be right in front of them, winning awards for his offensive work. Alonso would be an ideal fit for a few of Boston's lineup vacancies, especially if Bregman signs elsewhere and it loses an ever-valuable righty bat. But in an ideal world, both Alonso and Bregman in the Sox's lineup would be electric.