Can a player be considered a disappointment while simultaneously competing for a batting title? It’s a question that Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts is forcing us to ponder.
It would be inaccurate to suggest that Bogaerts hasn’t performed well at the plate. He’s hitting .320 through 150 at-bats, equaling his average from 2015 when he finished as the runner-up in the batting title race. He enters the day with the seventh highest average in the American League, although considering Mike Trout is the only one ahead of him with a career average above .