The whole “he isn’t getting paid to” commentary is silly. JD and Bogaerts are getting paid to play baseball, with JD specifically being paid to hit. Both are among the top in the AL in just about every hitting category, and they were not signed to contribute solely to one singular stat. When Bogaerts makes a good defensive play, should the follow up also be “Hey!! You’re not paid for defense!!”?
The two do not have a ton of RBI, but they’re both also 2nd and 3rd on the team in runs scored. That IS an offensive contribution.
And yes at some point JD will no longer be an effective hitter. But the Sox just need him for a few more months. Fangraphs does have his hat hit % lower than it was in 2020, but they also show it wasn’t much better last year and he had 99 RBI. And those last 3 years are far below his career 2019 and prior…