As of this morning, here's the Red Sox' three primary outfielders...
Betts (24): .280/.361/.500/.861, 15 hr, 51 rbi, 15 sb, 2.6 war
Benintendi (22): .288/.361/.465/.827, 12 hr, 50 rbi, 9 sb, 2.6 war
Bradley (27): .284/.366/.494/.860, 11 hr, 36 rbi, 1.9 war
And the defense played by these guys is just insanely good.
When I look at this group, I see one of the better all-around young outfields the Red Sox have ever had. In my lifetime (47 years), here's the other best OF groupings I've ever seen:
1975-78 - Lynn, Rice, Evans
1984 - Rice, Armas, Evans
1990 - Burks, Greenwell, Brunansky
2005 - Ramirez, Damon, Nixon
I'm sure the OFs in the 40s featuring Ted and Dom DiMaggio were insanely good as well. And the 67 group with Yaz, Conigliaro, and Smith was awesome too.
So I'm not remotely ready to put this OF group at the top, obviously. They have a long way to go. But they hit, they run, they hit with power, they field, they're fun to watch, and they're young. I hope they can all stick around for a long time because I think they could be one of the best OF groups this franchise has ever seen.
Betts (24): .280/.361/.500/.861, 15 hr, 51 rbi, 15 sb, 2.6 war
Benintendi (22): .288/.361/.465/.827, 12 hr, 50 rbi, 9 sb, 2.6 war
Bradley (27): .284/.366/.494/.860, 11 hr, 36 rbi, 1.9 war
And the defense played by these guys is just insanely good.
When I look at this group, I see one of the better all-around young outfields the Red Sox have ever had. In my lifetime (47 years), here's the other best OF groupings I've ever seen:
1975-78 - Lynn, Rice, Evans
1984 - Rice, Armas, Evans
1990 - Burks, Greenwell, Brunansky
2005 - Ramirez, Damon, Nixon
I'm sure the OFs in the 40s featuring Ted and Dom DiMaggio were insanely good as well. And the 67 group with Yaz, Conigliaro, and Smith was awesome too.
So I'm not remotely ready to put this OF group at the top, obviously. They have a long way to go. But they hit, they run, they hit with power, they field, they're fun to watch, and they're young. I hope they can all stick around for a long time because I think they could be one of the best OF groups this franchise has ever seen.