The offense is more fun with Chavis at 2b and a slugging 1b in the mix, but the internal options are somewhat limited.
Marco Hernandez, Tzu-Wei Lin and CJ Chatham headline the middle infield options. Chatham and Lin are the better defenders, but Hernandez is no slouch. Chavis might require some platoon help at 1b, but the internal options there are pretty weak, too. Ockimey is the closest.
Hernandez seems like the most complete player at 2b, but also strikes me as a player you don’t want getting 600 plate appearances. For some reason, Lin strikes me as the most likely late bloomer of the bunch. But that’s all speculation. Chatham is just unlikely barring a monster spring.
If the Sox look outside at free agency, Scooter Gennett has struggled his way down into the “potential bargain” bin. He won’t be cheap, but he also isn’t likely to cost what he would have cost a year ago...