https://www.fangraphs.com/players/da...on=OF&season=0
Sox didn't need another LHB in the OF. If used solely as a platoon, I think Renfroe is the better fit. I'd also be a little worried about what happens when Dahl no longer hits in Colorado.
The difference being Dahl has experience in CF, albeit just 548 innings (with positive metrics in a define SSS).
The Sox could have assumed Dahl to be a potential solution in CF, but his limited paying time and incredibly spotty health history probably made passing on him the right move...
Now if only he got to hit off Walden and Kyle Hart every game!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P4tHRctLeY
I wouldn't rule out JBJ regardless of the "talking up" of Verdugo in CF. That could easily be nothing more than a negotiating ploy. We've seen it before, like when Epstein started talking to the press about moving Pedroia to shortstop. He still went and signed Scutaro anyway...
... and traded Bronson Arroyo for Wily Mo Pena, because his right-handed power would knock down the Monster. Pena, career .303 OBP... Renfroe .290 OBP -- rut-row; but I have a dog named Hunter (his rescue name my family refused to change), who brings a lot of energy to the lineup...