Boston Red Sox President wants to stay optimistic about the Xander Bogaerts Saga this post-season

The 30-year-old shortstop from Aruba will be a free agent. He has been a Red Sox player since 2013. Bogaerts played in the minor leagues and the Dominican Summer League after the team signed him in 2009 before promoting him to the major leagues. In addition to his value at the plate, Bogaerts is a top defender at his position and was a nominee for the Gold Glove award the previous season.

Bogaerts has expressed his optimism that this season won't be his last with Boston. At the team's end-of-year press conference, Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom stated that re-signing Bogaerts is still a top priority.

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"The Redsox have "sweetened" their offers to Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers since Free Agency has begun. Something to keep an eye on" - BostonEmpire247

How does Boston Red Sox assess the curent situation with Xander and some other big names?

According to team president Sam Kennedy, the Red Sox have extended two new contract offers to Xander Bogaerts and one new contract offer to Rafael Devers since the conclusion of the season. The offer's conditions have not been disclosed. Devers will become a free agent next offseason, while Bogaerts is already a free agent after choosing to forego the last year of his deal.

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"Sam Kennedy on NESN: Xander and probably all the fans are tired of hearing us profess our love for him. ... It's our hope to keep him around here a long time. We're going to do our very best." - alexspeier

Boston "should have engaged more successfully" with Mookie Betts earlier in his career, according to Kennedy. During his stint with the Red Sox, Betts turned down many below-market extension offers before being moved to the Dodgers a year before the start of his free agency. Despite this, Boston allowed things to progress to the point where Bogaerts chose to forego his contract, and Devers will soon be a free agent.

Is there a major roster change in the store for the Red Sox?

The deadline for teams to submit contracts to arbitration-eligible players is tomorrow, Nov. 18th. Hence, a slew of new free agents will enter the market. (Some have already been designated for assignment and linked to Boston, such as left-handed pitcher Ryan Yarbrough of the Tampa Bay Rays.)

After that, the Red Sox's rebuilding process should start, and the dominoes should start falling. With or without Devers and Xander Bogaerts.

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Karan has been a baseball sports betting expert, analyst and content strategist at Sportskeeda since 2022. He holds a Master's degree in Sports Management from Virginia Commonwealth University, and worked with the VCU Rams baseball team as a trackman analyst. He started following the sport at 18, watching postseason on television.

Karan is a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers owing to their successful history in the sport, and their consistent performances at the highest level. He admires Mookie Betts’ on-field defensive and offensive prowess, along with his off-field charitable exploits, while Bruce Bochy is his favorite coach.

The Mets’ miraculous rally from a two-run deficit in the 1986 World Series Game 6 in the bottom of the 10th inning despite being two outs and two strikes down is his all-time favorite baseball moment.

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When not strategizing, he likes to read, listen to music, go for a run, and watch sit-coms.

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