On Friday, June 23 the Boston Red Sox held a ceremony to retire the number of David Ortiz. Speeches were made, tears were shed. In the end we saw No. 34 placed on the right field facade alongside numbers associated with some of the greatest players in franchise history.
Which begs the question of where Ortiz ranks among those greats. We’ve already looked at where his numbers stack up from a historical standpoint in team and MLB history, but where would we place Ortiz in rating the ten players who have had their number retired by the Red Sox?