Bogaerts went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Sunday's win over the Yankees. The homer was just his second of the season.
Power production is the final frontier for the 23-year-old shortstop. After averaging 17 homers in three full minor league seasons, Bogaerts has yet to match that power rate in MLB, averaging 9.5 in two seasons. He had 12 long balls in 2014, then just seven last year. But with that drop in power came an 80-point improvement in batting average (from .240 to .320) and a 4.3 WAR (35th in MLB), according to FanGraphs. Here in 2016, both his OBP (.368) and slugging (.447) are up. The power may come, but you also have to enjoy the hitter you're seeing right now.