The Boston Red Sox are committed to finding a righty slugger this offseason, to help balance out their offense. The names that are being floated around include the likes of Nolan Arenado, Alex Bregman, Willy Adames, and Teoscar Hernandez. However, MLB insider Matt Vagersian had a new option; Baltimore Orioles All-Star and Silver Slugger Anthony Santander.
This past season with the O’s, Santander was one of the best power hitters in the league. While his average was low, only hitting. 235, he hit 44 bombs, and 102 RBI. Basically, when he gets a hold of the ball, it’s going yard, and scoring multiple runs.
Would he be a good addition to the Sox? Yes and no. Yes, because he solves one of the Sox’s biggest problems by getting a righty slugger, and he’ll cost somewhere in between $90 million and $125 million over five years. No, because his average is pretty low, and looking at the stats, he’ll get a hit once every four to five at bats.
Santander is also an outfielder, which the Sox have plenty of. But, they could move him to DH, and figure out what to do with Masataka Yoshida. However, if they go that route, they should try and get Teoscar Hernandez, who hit 11 less homers, but his average is 40 points higher.
Overall, it is an interesting idea to get Santander, and if they do, they can check a box on their list of problems needing to be fixed.
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