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How Mookie Betts is living up to the hype

Now, it seems that the question isn't whether Betts was overrated, especially because the Red Sox had refused to move him in a deal for a badly needed starting pitcher. It's how he might be. In 578 career plate appearances over 135 games, or just under a normal full season of playing time, he's been worth nearly five Wins Above Replacement, a mark only 25 hitters reached in 2014, and he's not even 23 until October. His 2015 line is simliar to that of teammate , and Holt just made the All-Star team. Both players will be ready to take on the Yankees in an MLB Network Showcase game featuring technology on Friday at 7:10 p.