Boston Red Sox – 14/1 Odds to win the World Series: Starting First Baseman- Hanley Ramirez
Like with Zimmerman, Goldschmidt destroys Ramirez in every category. The main stats that show the disparity between these two players are hits (where Goldschmidt beats Ramirez by 82), RBI (57), walks (where Goldschmidt beats Ramirez by 97), and batting average (72 points).
However, the real whopper is that Ramirez’s WAR was -1.8 in 2015. That means that by playing him, the Red Sox theoretically lost almost 2 games during that season that could be directly attributed to him.
If Goldschmidt was traded to the Red Sox today, he could slot in at either 3 or 5 and be deadly in an order that would feature him, David Ortiz, Xander Bogaerts, and Dustin Pedroia, among others. This lineup would be among the best in the MLB and certainly provide help to the streaky rotation of the Red Sox, and propel the team that most preseason polls had going to the World Series back to their former place at the top.
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