Yes, John Valentine was a great Sox gem in my opinion and just read this , which is pretty cool "On July 8, 1994, Valentin turned the 10th
unassisted triple play in MLB history, in a game against the Mariners.
[a] Playing shortstop in the 6th inning, Valentin caught
Marc Newfield's line drive, tagged second base before
Mike Blowers could return to tag up, and tagged out
Keith Mitchell who had been attempting to advance to second base.
[ " He and Mo Vaughn were a terrific combo both om offense and defense. In fact they played together .at Seton Hall says WIKI.
If we did a thread of "underappreciated players". I would add a few with whom folks may not agree, but whom I actually watch-followed when they played for the sox: Mo Vaughn who makes top ten on my all time fave list and Bill Buckner who was a Curt Schilling type only IMO even more heart and team spirit who became IMO the historical "Judas Goat" for a World Series loss that belongs to poor final game managing (leaving him in past the point he could literally stand) and pitching errors. Just sayin.