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Boston Red Sox: 4 players whose great seasons were wasted in 2019

By Sam Minton

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 24: Pitching coach Dana LeVangie of the Boston Red Sox talks with Eduardo Rodriguez #57 of the Boston Red Sox on the mound against the Texas Rangers in the bottom of the fourth inningat Globe Life Park in Arlington on September 24, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 24: Pitching coach Dana LeVangie of the Boston Red Sox talks with Eduardo Rodriguez #57 of the Boston Red Sox on the mound against the Texas Rangers in the bottom of the fourth inningat Globe Life Park in Arlington on September 24, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 22: Christian Vazquez #7 of the Boston Red Sox celebrates with Xander Bogaerts #2  (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) /

3. Xander Bogaerts

One of the best signings that the Red Sox made this offseason ended up being Xander Bogaerts. The investment they made in him seems to be paying off rather quickly.

Boston made a smart move in locking up the young shortstop. They signed him to a 6-year extension worth $120 million.

Bogaerts was great at the plate. He had a batting average of .306 and had 32 home runs and 112 RBIs. Like Devers, Bogaerts was smashing the ball.

There is a good chance that we see Bogaerts become one of the faces of the team. With it very well possible that Mookie Betts leaves Boston, Bogaerts will be one of the team’s top players and with his new contract fans can expect him to be with the team for a long time.

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I expect to see Bogaerts hitting bombs over the green monster for many years to come.

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