Which Red Sox player spent a season or less in Boston, but you wished had played for the franchise longer?
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It’s Adrian Beltre for me, and I’m not even sure who would be second. He had a terrific season for the 2010 Red Sox, slashing .321/.365/.553 with 28 homers and an MLB-leading 49 doubles that year. And he’s basically repeated some variation of that season every year since he’s been with the Rangers, never finishing worse than 15th in the AL MVP voting for his first six seasons in Texas.
I don’t know he had any interest in staying with the Red Sox after ’10. I’d heard he wasn’t thrilled with being on the East Coast. But it’s clear Red Sox management — excluding Theo Epstein and his crew — didn’t know what they had given the desire to get more “interesting” after that season. Ugh.
Anyway, who is the Red Sox player who spent a season or less here who you wish had played for the franchise longer? Orlando Cabrera? Dave Roberts? Tom Seaver? Who am I missing? I’ll see you in the comments.
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