Newest Padres star brings big bat, championship experience to San Diego; has by some measures been MLB's best-hitting shortstop over past four seasons
Protocol suggests that when he is Aruba, he is to be addressed as “Sir Xander.”
Whatever the perception, wherever his standing in what Melvin has called “The First Four,” because they will be atop the batting once Tatis returns from suspension on April 20, Bogaerts was brought in to play a significant role.Padres President of Baseball Operations A.J. Preller said the team zeroed in on Bogaerts because they were “looking for that right fit, that right piece to get us over the top.
If you wonder what kind of person Bogaerts is or how important being good is to him, he was even available to the Padres this winter only because of a decision he made in 2019, a year before he was supposed to hit free agency as a 27-year-old. Scott Boras, who generally takes clients like Bogaerts to free agency, felt obligated to tell Bogaerts he was risking a lot of money and to suggest they secure the ability to opt out of the deal.
The Red Sox did not go to the playoffs in ’19 or ’20 before losing in the American League Championship Series in ‘21. They finished 78-84 and in last place in the AL East in ’22.
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