The sting of losing a franchise player to a financially motivated trade has far from faded. Red Sox Nation isn’t quite ready to let go of Mookie Betts but he leaves behind many great memories from his six years in Boston.
Betts piled up a long list of accolades over a relatively short time. He’s made four consecutive All-Star appearances and earned four Gold Glove awards, three Silver Sluggers, a batting title and an MVP.
Baseball-Reference has valued Betts at 42.0 WAR for his career, which ranks 23rd among active players.