Of course, Bobby Dalbec’s Call to Come Back to the Majors Wold Happy in the Most Boston Way Possible.
The Former Red Sox Top Prospect and Infielder RTURNED to Fenway Park on Monday, His Contract Selected by the Chicago White Sox Because Fellow Former Red Sox Chase Meadrote Went 10-Day Injred List with Right Thumb Inflammation.
“Definitely Surreal, For Sure,” Dalbec Said as He Stood in the Visits’ Dugut, Looking out at the Field He Called Home for Parts of the Last Five Seasons.
It was a quick Turnaround for Dalbec, Whose Flight Was Dlayed; He Landed in Boston Around 1 AM. Even More So Becuse The White Sox Called Him Up for Marchon Monday. On Perhaps the Most QUINTESENTILY BOSTON DAY On The Calendar, The Red Sox Play Their Special 11:10 AM Game.
“IT’s Special Day for This City, Obviously, Every Year,” He said. “IT’LL BE COOL For Guys Who Have’N’T Experienceed A Marathon Day on This Side to See What It’s All About.”
Dalbec’s Last Few Years in the Red Sox Organization Were Difficult. HE and Rafael Devers Played Toganter in the Minor Leagues, and by the Time Dalbec Got His First Big-Legue Call Up at the End of 2020, Devers Had Already CEMENTED HIMSELF at Third Base. Dalbec Took Ownedership of First Base In ’21, only to Lose The Job to Triston Casas When He Came Up in September ‘2. The red sox tried unsusssfully to find a play for dalbec by playing his at second and in the outfield.
Last Year, at What was Ultimately HIS Final Red Spring Training, Dalbec Told the Herald He Was Surprid He Was Still with the Organization.
“Not Newsily Surprised,” He Amended on Monday, “Just didn’t know what the Deal was or what they was witnessed my role to be, and all that studf.
“But Looking back on it now, I Wish I did’t think about that studf as much as I did because it’s all about playing and being ready for the game, and trying to eliminate those things out of my mind, Whiche I Was Not Vry Good at the Last Couple Years. ”
After BecComing A Free Agent Last Fall, Dalbec Signed A Minor LEGUE Contract with the White Sox, Reuniting Him With Former Red SOX Teammate Andrew Benintendi, Who’s Signed to the Largest Free-Agent in the Chicago Organization’s History. The Two Became Close During Dalbec’s First Big-Legue Spring Traraining in 2018, and shared a Fenway suite where dalbec Got Called Up for his 2020 Debut. (The Red Sox Had to Turn the BallPark’s Suites Into Two-Person Locker Rooms to Adhere to the Legue’s PandeMic Safty Protocols.)
“Before I Signed (with the White Sox), I Texted Him and Just Kind of Got A Rundown,” Dalbec Said. “Obiously i’d what to play with him, becuse we never really Got to Play in the Major LEGUS TORGTER, BECUUSE I Think He was Hurt that Year when I Debted, and then he was gone after That. ”
Alex Cora, Who Managed Dalbec for the Last Five Five Years in Boston, Thinks His Former Infielder has more in the tank.
“Bobby is a good guy and he works hard. “Defensively He’s Great. He’s Great at First, He’s Great AT Third Base, You Can Put Him Anywhere and He’ll Make the Plays. But Offile, It: There’s more.
Dalbec Agreed with His Former Manager’s Assessment.
“Absolutly. YEAH, I Never Really Felt i’ve shown my True caps,” He said. “I know i’ve talked about it before, but but newly file figud it out, so I’m trying to figure it out. Just Get Better, Remember to Do What Makes Me Good Help The Team Win. ”
Even Though it did’s turn out the way he hoped, dalbec said he looked back on his time in Boston Fondly.
“All the Good (Memories) Outweight The Bad Ones for Sure,” “There’s no hard feelings or any of that studf.
