It wasn’t all that long ago that Michael Chavis looked like the next homegrown contributor for the Red Sox. The former top 100 prospect made his much-anticipated debut for the Red Sox on April 20, 2019, smashing a double in his first plate appearance. Over the course of the next month, Chavis’s stock continued to rise as he posted a wRC+ of 140 over that time frame and hit seven home runs across 104 plate appearances between April 20 and May 18. Despite some regression the rest of the season, Chavis’ prospect pedigree and strong start sparked quite a bit of optimism about his future.
Michael Chavis might already be running out of time
