The Boston Red Sox have absolutely torn through their competition in the first 19 games of this season. The team is an MLB best 17-2 and already holds a 4.0 game lead on the Toronto Blue Jays and a 7.5 game lead over the preseason division favorite New York Yankees. There are many contributors to this team’s astonishing early season success, but the team’s most valuable player has undoubtedly been Mookie Betts.
This isn’t a huge surprise. Last season was a down year for Betts, but even though he failed to replicate his MVP level production from 2016, Betts still led all Red Sox position players in fWAR.