Xander Bogaerts Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 2" / 218 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 10/1/1992 (29)
- Experience
- 7
- College
- None
Xander Bogaerts Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Xander Bogaerts News
Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts has the ability to opt out of his current contract after the 2022 season. The Red Sox were unable to ink him to an extension prior to the regular season and Bogaerts had said leading up to the year that he didn't want to discuss his contract once the year began. However, this past weekend, he told Peter Abraham of The Boston Globe that if the Red Sox front office presented a "fair" offer to his agent Scott Boras, that he would be open to taking a look at the offer. We'll see if the Red Sox are able to get something together for the 29-year-old. Bogaerts is off to a great start to the 2022 season, slashing .344/.393/.453 over 33 games.
Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts is expected to exercise the opt-out clause in his contract after this season and become a free agent. "He's going to leave," one friend predicted of the Red Sox star. The Red Sox reportedly offered only to add one year at $30 million, which even fans and local media found insulting. With Trevor Story an obvious replacement, some are wondering whether that's why Boston made Bogaerts the low-ball offer. Bogaerts stayed for a hometown discount last time, but he's not expected to do the same again. If it indeed comes true, he'll join Trea Turner and Carlos Correa as three big superstar shortstops on the free-agent market this winter. The Red Sox are struggling as a team, but Bogaerts isn't, as he's hitting .359 with two home runs, 10 RBI and 16 runs scored in 24 games so far in 2021.
Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts was feeling it on Wednesday, collecting four hits and a walk across five plate appearances in the 7-1 blowout over the Toronto Blue Jays. The native of Aruba also scored twice and added an RBI to his ledger. The game brought Bogaerts' batting average to a scorching .397 on the season. He also has one home run, eight RBI, 12 runs, and one stolen base over his first 18 games. This kind of play at the dish, although not sustainable, shouldn't be a huge surprise to fantasy managers. The 29-year-old is a career .291 hitter with a .814 OPS, and he slashed .295/.370/.493 with 23 HRs a year ago. Bogaerts will continue providing excellent production in four categories.
Batting Order
| 1 | Enrique Hernández |
| 2 | Rafael Devers |
| 3 | J.D. Martinez |
| 4 | Xander Bogaerts |
| 5 | Alex Verdugo |
| 6 | Trevor Story |
| 7 | Bobby Dalbec |
| 8 | Christian Vázquez |
| 9 | Jackie Bradley Jr. |
Xander Bogaerts Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Enrique Hernández |
| 2 | Rafael Devers |
| 3 | J.D. Martinez |
| 4 | Xander Bogaerts |
| 5 | Alex Verdugo |
| 6 | Trevor Story |
| 7 | Bobby Dalbec |
| 8 | Christian Vázquez |
| 9 | Jackie Bradley Jr. |
In 2020, Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts slashed .300/.364/.502 with 11 home runs, 28 RBI, 36 runs and eight stolen bases over 56 games. Clearly the alarming metric there is his RBI total. Bogaerts drove in 117 runs in 2019, but as the Red Sox offense dropped off significantly in 2020, Bogaerts' run production numbers fell off as well, despite hitting third or fourth in the order for most of the season. Unfortunately for Bogaerts, the Red Sox offense doesn't project to be much better in 2021 than it was in 2020. In addition to the RBI concern for Bogaerts, there might be an overall power concern to keep an eye on as well. In 2019, Bogaerts maintained a hard-hit rate of 44.1%, a career-best mark that drove his 33 home run season. Last year, however, his hard-hit rate dropped to 36.8%. He was still able to tally 11 home runs last year due to a career-best home run to fly ball rate of 18.6%, a surprising increase from his 16.7% HR/FB clip in 2019. Bogaerts is a career .289 hitter and is safe to count on for batting average help. His power numbers are a bit more suspect. He should be able to top 20 home runs, but his RBI ceiling might only be around 80 or 85. He's a solid target in the beginning of the fourth round if you haven't taken a shortstop yet, but don't reach for him any higher.
