2018 may have not started the way Michael Chavis imagined it. The Red Sox third baseman was suspended for 80 games after violating Major League Baseball’s PED program. This limited him to just 46 games across Double-A and Triple-A. Despite the lack of playing time, the former first-round pick was extremely productive at the plate. He hit .298 with nine homers and 27 RBI’s, spending the majority of his time playing the hot corner for the Double-A Portland Seadogs.
He was put on Boston’s 40-man roster just a few weeks ago but will face some competition at third base in Rafael Devers, who has been a stud for the Sox over the last year and a half.