Mookie Betts, outfielder, Boston Red Sox
In 2016, Mookie Betts became one of the cornerstones to the Boston Red Sox’s success. He’s been in MVP talks over his last two seasons when it came to his bat, but let’s not forget about his defensive capabilities.
He had a ridiculous 32 defensive run saves last season in and is above average in just about every category of fielding on the Inside Edge fielding categories.
He also presents value in the outfield at home when dealing with Fenway Park’s ballpark factors. The green monster will gobble up home runs, but that can only take you so far. The extra-base hits are a thing of beauty for someone in the batter’s box, so having Betts out there to tone those down is a positive.
Coming off of a season where he could have been named the MVP, expect him to come out ready to make a case for himself in 2017.