What type of statistical baseline do you need to start to decide a player’s place in history? I consider at least four years to give an insight into just how you expect a career to project, but there is always the issue of injury or sudden and inexplicable deterioration of talent. Just where does Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts rest at this juncture of his career?
After four and one-half seasons, I am willing to state that Betts is the best all-around – five-tool for scouting aficionados – player I have seen in a Red Sox uniform.