SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Prospect Bobby Dalbec is a candidate to start at first base for the Red Sox in 2020.

The slugger went 7-for-28 with a .364 on-base percentage, .500 slugging percentage, .864 OPS, two homers, one double and eight RBIs playing for Team USA in the Premium 12 Tournament during November.

The Red Sox added him to the 40-man roster last month.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora said he followed the entire tourney. He also pointed out Dalbec — who spent time at Fenway Park working on his and fielding practice before games for 10 days in September — spent time with Dustin Pedroia in Arizona during the offseason.

Dalbec played at the University of Arizona and returns to Arizona in the offseason.

“We saw Bobby toward the end of the season, those 10 days in Fenway, and we talk about making some adjustments,” Cora said at the MLB Winter Meetings. "After that, he actually went to Arizona to work out. He worked out with Dustin a little bit. He did a good job. All of them. They did an outstanding job for Team USA.

“It’s a guy that we do believe controls the strike zone," Cora added. "Obviously, there are going to be swings and misses, we know that. I do believe he doesn’t chase as much as people think and he can have an impact sooner than later for us.”

The 6-foot-4, 234-pound slugger, who turned 24 in June, batted .239 with a .356 on-base percentage, .460 slugging percentage, .816 OPS, 27 homers, 19 doubles, two triples and 73 RBIs in 105 games at Double-A Portland and 30 games at Triple-A Pawtucket combined.

Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom said the Red Sox could enter 2020 with internal candidates at first and second base. Dalbec is a first base candidate along with Sam Travis and Michael Chavis.

Chavis also is a candidate to start at second base.