After trading away two of their best players during the winter, the Boston Red Sox were looking at a rebuilding year. When the season got delayed into July and shortened, the decision to punt on 2020 and look toward the future was even more affirmed.
And that future appears to be at least partly in the form of Bobby Dalbec.
The former Arizona Wildcats star has made the most of his first taste of the major leagues, hitting a home run in four consecutive games including both ends of a doubleheader Tuesday in Philadelphia.