Red Sox: Potential team Most Valuable Players for 2017

Oct 10, 2016; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts (50) reacts after scoring a run in the eighth inning against the Cleveland Indians during game three of the 2016 ALDS playoff baseball series at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 10, 2016; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts (50) reacts after scoring a run in the eighth inning against the Cleveland Indians during game three of the 2016 ALDS playoff baseball series at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports
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The Boston Red Sox have an abundance of talent. Who will surface as the team MVP for position players and pitchers?

Oct 2, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale (49) walks to the dugout prior to a game against the Minnesota Twins at U.S. Cellular Field. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale (49) walks to the dugout prior to a game against the Minnesota Twins at U.S. Cellular Field. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports

The Boston Red Sox will have a team most valuable position player and a most valuable pitcher and a variety of other awards. The awards are usually dispensed at the annual Boston Chapter of the Baseball Writers’ of America Banquet – say that fast five times. The dinner is generally held in January and if one wishes to get up close and personal with your current favorite this is  the place to go. Tickets are usually available and should cost you considerable less than a ticket at Fenway Park.

Then there is the speculative enjoyment of venturing into the area of a wild guess or a prediction actually based on some type of reasonable foundation. This is hot stove enjoyment similar to hypothetical trades that can keep us all collectively engaged in determining just who has the most mind-boggling view of all things baseball.

So I venture into the unknown and take a look at who I feel stands a reasonable chance to be an MVP position player and MVP pitcher for the Red Sox. The good news for Red Sox fans is the depth and quality of the team certainly offers many possibilities.

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