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Red Sox Memories: A defensive studs and duds All-Star team

By Rick McNair

ANAHEIM, CA - APRIL 06: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim stadium workers hold a display of players gold glove awards on the field before the game Texas Rangers of Anaheim on April 6, 2019 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CA - APRIL 06: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim stadium workers hold a display of players gold glove awards on the field before the game Texas Rangers of Anaheim on April 6, 2019 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MA – AUGUST 18: Mookie Betts #50 of the Boston Red Sox throws the ball (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /

The best defensive Boston Red Sox players and the worst.

The baseball awards season is upon us and the defensive ones have been named which means players receiving Gold Glove Awards for fielding excellence. With the advent of advanced defensive metrics, it is no longer as much of personal opinion as it is of a statistical one. The Boston Red Sox have drawn a blank on this round with only Jackie Bradley Jr. being a possibility, but, alas Bradley didn’t even get to be a finalist.

Based on that, I decided to construct a defensive All-Star team of Red Sox players and in that vein decided to include what I consider the most monumental defensive disasters at each position.

Virtually all are players I have seen play and what I remember about their skill set or lack of. I do have one player from the 1930s who I have seen mentioned many times in baseball literature regarding his lack of defensive prowess. That is inclusion.

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