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Red Sox: Top 5 right fielders in Boston’s franchise history

By Mike El-Far

Sep 17, 2016; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts (50) takes the field before their game against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 17, 2016; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts (50) takes the field before their game against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports /
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The BoSox Injection staff ranks the top players in Boston Red Sox history at each position.  We continue with right fielders.

Sep 17, 2016; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts (50) takes the field before their game against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 17, 2016; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts (50) takes the field before their game against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports /

The Boston Red Sox have some positions that could be up for battle in 2017.  Right field is not one of them.

The runner up for the 2016 AL MVP Award, Mookie Betts, will look to continue his scorching hot start to his career. Last season Betts hit .318 with an .897 OPS, 31 home runs and 113 RBI. He also won a Gold Glove while producing the most defensive runs saved in baseball.

Those numbers stack up to the best season of any right fielder that has played for the Red Sox, but with only two full seasons of big league experience on his resume, the 24-year old isn’t quite ready to be anointed among the best in franchise history at his position.

While Betts does not make the cut for this list, as long as his career continues on this trajectory he is a shoe-in for making the top 5.

But that is not to say that the right field position doesn’t have a plethora of talent.  There are some exceptional players that have come to Boston and played in right field.  While none of these players have been voted into the Hall of Fame (one was added from the Veteran’s Committee), all 5 of these players are well deserving to be on this list.

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