Red Sox: Xander Bogaerts has potential to be in MVP conversation

The Boston Red Sox will be looking to erase the memory of this past season and they’ll be doing so behind the bat of Xander Bogaerts.

Last offseason, fans saw the Red Sox make some very confusing moves that would all but blow up in their faces. Dave Dombrowski handed out heavy contracts to Nathan Eovaldi, Steve Pearce, and Chris Sale, with all three making homes on the Injured List in 2019. One contract that paid off huge for Boston was the extension that was given to shortstop Xander Bogaerts.

Just before the season started the dynamic infielder inked a 6 yr/$120M contract extension that will see him play out his prime at Fenway Park. With plenty of uncertainty surrounding some of the bigger…