Remember way back in 2013 when Xander Bogaerts was the fresh face on the Boston Red Sox? Fast forward five years to now and he is now one of the veterans on this team and also a leader.
But everything about how Bogaerts finished last season screamed that he is a different player.
Coming into 2017, Bogaerts was a back-to-back Silver Slugger in the AL. He was in the class of top young shortstops with Carlos Correa, Francisco Lindor and Didi Gregorius.
Now, coming into 2018, nobody is talking about Bogaerts in the same company.