Despite some intermittent flashes of clutch hitting, Bobby Dalbec simply struck out too often to stick at first base.
The Positives
It’s not just the boyish smile, charisma, and personality that draw fans to Bobby Dalbec. He’s a bonafide power hitter, and has been heralded as such from his debut. Bobby Dalbec started his career by hitting 8 home runs in 23 games in the abbreviated 2020 season. He had an impressive .338 isolated power metric in that season, and followed up his rookie year with a 25 home run 2021 campaign. Even in a 2022 season that included a decrease in… well, pretty much every metric imaginable, 9 of his 12 home runs either put the Red Sox ahead on the scoreboard.