1. 新闻来源：
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2. 新闻标题：
Red Sox Sign Hunter Renfroe
3. 新闻内容：
By Anthony Franco | December 14, 2020 at 11:26am CDT
The Red Sox announced they’ve signed outfielder Hunter Renfroe to a one-year
contract (via Chris Cotillo of MassLive). He’ll be guaranteed a base salary
of $3.1MM with an additional $600K available in incentives, reports Alex
Speier of the Boston Globe (Twitter link).
Renfroe, 29 in January, became a free agent after he was outrighted by the
Rays last month. Tampa Bay decided it wasn’t prepared to tender him an
arbitration contract, projected in the $4MM range, on the heels of a
disastrous 2020 season. The right-handed hitter managed just a .156/.252/.393
slash line with eight homers over 139 plate appearances in his lone season in
Tampa Bay. That certainly wasn’t what the Rays had in mind when they
acquired Renfroe as part of the deal that sent Tommy Pham and Jake
Cronenworth to the Padres last offseason.
That the Rays were willing to part with talented players to bring Renfroe
aboard in the first place, though, speaks to the decent player he’d become
in San Diego. Between 2018-19, Renfroe hit .231/.295/.496 with 59 home runs
(106 wRC+). That made him slightly better than the average hitter in
aggregate, but the shape of that production was more variable. Over the
course of his career, Renfroe has mashed (.258/.339/.573) against left-handed
pitching, while posting subpar numbers (.216/.268/.449) against righties.
That could point to a future as the short side of a platoon, but Red Sox
chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom told reporters (including Jen McCaffrey of
the Athletic) Renfroe could be an everyday option in the grass.
That’s a testament to his defensive aptitude. Despite his size, Renfroe has
generally rated as a strong corner outfielder. Over the past three seasons, he
’s racked up 23 defensive runs saved between left and right field. Much of
that value comes from his plus arm, although Statcast’s range-based metric
also pegs Renfroe at five outs above average in that time. That defensive
prowess has helped differentiate the former first-rounder from other on-base
deficient sluggers around the league. During his final two seasons in San
Diego, Renfroe accrued a solid four to five wins above replacement, in the
estimation of FanGraphs and Baseball Reference.
If he can recapture that level of production, Renfroe could find a home in
Boston for a few seasons. He remains controllable via arbitration through
2023. In the immediate future, he joins an outfield consisting of Alex
Verdugo and Andrew Benintendi (as well as primary designated hitter J.D.
Martinez).
Both Verdugo and Benintendi worked in the corner outfield last season in
deference to Jackie Bradley Jr. Either could be capable of replacing Bradley,
who has since hit free agency, if the Sox see Renfroe as an everyday player.
Bloom told reporters (Cotillo link) that Verdugo would open the season in
centerfield as things stand but didn’t rule out the possibility of future
additions to the outfield.
4. 新闻连结：
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/12/red-sox-sign-hunter-renfroe.html
5. 备注：
(1) 红袜队以$3.1MM/1YR附带$600K激励奖金签下外野手Hunter Renfroe，若是借由仲裁
可控制至2023年，预计担任platoon的工作，并根据棒球长Chaim Bloom的表示，他也是每
天先发的选项之一。
(2) 在2020年139个打席仅缴出8轰、.156/.252/.393的惨烈成绩，Renfroe上个月被光芒不
续约，原本预计明年的薪水是$4MM。
(3) 在2018-19年，Renfroe缴出59轰(106 wRC+)、.231/.295/.496，算是平均以上的打者
。综观其生涯，面对左投手缴出.258/.339/.573，而对右投手仅缴出.216/.268/.449，
(4) 尽管他的体型壮硕，Renfroe仍被评为是位不错的角落外野手，过去三个球季固守左右
外野守下23分，加上他有很好的肩膀，Statcast’s 给他评价高于一般平均五分，过去两
年在教士贡献FWAR 4~5，防守端杰出的表现让他比起其他无法上垒的重砲更加突出。
(5) 红袜队各野手位置人选如下：
A. C：Christian Vazquez、Kevin Plawecki、Deivy Grullon。
B. 1B：Michael Chavis、Bobby Dalbec。
C. 2B：Jose Peraza*、Dustin Pedroia (INJ)。
D. 3B：Rafael Devers。
E. SS：Xander Bogaerts。
F. UT：Jonathan Arauz、Christian Arroyo、Yairo Munoz。
G. RF：Hunter Renfroe。
H. CF：Alex Verdugo、Jackie Bradley Jr.*。
I. LF：Andrew Benintendi。
J. DH：J.D. Martinez。
K. OF：Cesar Puello*。
*：本季结束即成为自由球员。
(6) Hunter Renfroe年在光芒队的成绩表现(今年28岁；今年原计薪水：$3.3MM)：
G H HR RBI SO BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+
42 19 8 22 37 14 .156 .252 .393 .645 77