Wilyer Abreu churned out another 3 bWAR season in Boston. He might on the trading block. He might win another Gold Glove. He gets big hits.

The Good

Gold Glove defense. Abreu won the AL right field Gold Glove in 2024 and is a finalist for 2025. Back-to-back Gold Gloves isn’t nothing. It’s in fact a lot. For as maligned as the Red Sox defense is (largely confined to errors, the Sox rated better by other metrics) Wilyer Abreu has been an excellent fit. Right field at Fenway Park is big. It has corners. It has a bullpen. It has the Pesky Pole. It’s a challenge and Abreu handles it with aplomb.

But he’s not just a fielding fiend who hits at the bottom of the lineup. Abreu was second in home runs behind only Trevor Story, with 22 to the latter’s 25. Of course, with multiple IL stints Abreu p

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