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I mentioned in his end-of-season review, however, that his improvements in whiff rate and exit velocity against fastballs showed an improvement in bat speed that it would be nice to see continue. After last season, I was beginning to think that I knew who Verdugo was as a hitter, with a limited power ceiling. Bob OsgoodĪlex Verdugo has positively exceeded my expectations this season, looking like a hitter who has another level. I think this is doubly as gratifying considering the disappointing start that Hunter Renfroe has had in Milwaukee (considering his career year in Boston last season). If he can keep up similar numbers to his start of the season marks, he would be a pleasant surprise, at least for me, to have back in this lineup. Additionally, it is good to have his defense back in the outfield, even if it is mostly in right field rather than center. 229/.308/.343 slash line is more than good enough for me as a usual eight or nine-hole hitter. Considering how abysmal his offensive performance was with Milwaukee last year, his. His spring was a little rough but it looks like he’s ready for the season now and gives Alex Cora another tool to rely on in the ‘pen. He allowed a run and issued a walk in his first appearance but nothing more since. With Matt Barnes still wandering the road to recovery the veteran Diekman has looked good. Instead I’m looking at the positive contributions of Jake Diekman. However he’s been so good I assume someone - or possibly several someones - will mention him. To get it out of the way: Garrett Whitlock has been fantastic. In short, I think I am going to watch Strahm’s Red Sox career with great interest. The 30-year-old has gotten off to a hot start through his first handful of appearances this season and has already proven capable of pitching in a variety of roles. That being said, I have been pleasantly surprised with what I have seen from him so far this season. When the Red Sox signed Strahm to a one-year deal back in March, I was not really sure what to expect from the left-hander since he was limited to just 6 2⁄ 3 innings with the Padres in 2021 due to a knee injury. I would say the one player who has stood out to me the most early on in the season is Matt Strahm.

This was the topic of the staff roundtable this week, with everyone tasked with picking the player who has stood out the most early this year, either positively or negatively. I think it’s clearly still too early to make sweeping judgements about this roster less than 10 percent of the way through the season, but it’s not too early for early standouts. Overall it’s been a tough team to figure out, with the offense struggling despite it being expected to be the team’s strength coming into the year, while the bullpen, which was expected to be a major weakness, has really helped keep the team afloat. We are still in the early days of the 2022 season, with the Red Sox sitting at 7-8 15 games in.