"Gold Glove defense. Abreu won the AL right field Gold Glove in 2024 and is a finalist for 2025. Back-to-back Gold Gloves isn't nothing. It's in fact a lot. For as maligned as the Red Sox defense is (largely confined to errors, the Sox rated better by other metrics) Wilyer Abreu has been an excellent fit. Right field at Fenway Park is big. It has corners. It has a bullpen. It has the Pesky Pole. It's a challenge and Abreu handles it with aplomb."
"Is Abreu deserving of the dreaded "injury prone" label? Maybe. But more than injury prone he seems to be hit with bad injury severity luck. Last year, the small trip down the dugout stairs took longer than expected to heal. His calf injury in August seemed mild at first. The Sox didn't even put him on the 10-day IL because they thought he just needed a few days out of the lineup. It ended up being over a month."
Wilyer Abreu is a Gold Glove-caliber right fielder who handles Fenway Park's challenging right field with consistent excellence. He finished second on the team with 22 home runs in just 115 games, suggesting roughly 30-home-run power if healthier. Abreu has experienced several injuries, including a dugout-stairs incident and an August calf issue that required over a month to heal. Slow recoveries have limited his availability and will factor into trade-market valuations. Abreu also produced dramatic moments, such as a grand slam and an inside-the-park home run, underscoring his offensive impact.
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