Chicago White Sox Add Former Boston Red Sox Slugger Bobby Dalbec on Minor League Deal

Dalbec showed flashes when he first reached the majors in 2020, and he continued to slug in 2021, but he has yet to reach those heights ever since.

Between 2020 and 2021, Dalbec appeared in 156 games for the Red Sox. He hit .243 with an .819 OPS in those contests, racking up 33 home runs, 24 doubles, 94 RBI and a 0.9 WAR along the way.

Dalbec hit 12 home runs with 39 RBI across 117 games in 2022, but that came along with a -0.7 WAR. He would appear in just 58 games across 2023 and 2024, batting .159 with two homers, nine RBI, a .469 OPS and a -1.0 WAR.

For his career, Dalbec is a .201 hitter with a .664 OPS against righties and a .256 hitter with a .798 OPS against lefties. The right-handed slugger has averaged 23 home runs, 18 doubles, 69 RBI, 39 walks, 188 strikeouts and a -0.4 WAR per 162 games in the big leagues.

The White Sox traded away their own homegrown corner infielder, Jake Burger, at the 2023 deadline and wound up with the worst offense in baseball in 2024, so there may be an opening for Dalbec on the MLB roster even in spite of his flaws. Andrew Vaughn and Miguel Vargas – who are projected to serve as Chicago's starting first baseman and designated hitter, respectively – combined for a -0.8 WAR in 2024.