Boston Red Sox: 3 reasons they’ll win 2017 World Series
By Derek Snyder
3. Young Superstars
The Boston Red Sox are one of many teams in 2017 that have been graced by their talented farm system. This is already an organization that has added some big pieces like David Price and Chris Sale, but it’s been their young superstars that have given the Sox an edge over the other contenders in the American League. If Boston brings home another World Series title in 2017, it’ll be because of those guys.
Rafael Devers and Andrew Benintendi are two guys that have added a completely different element to this Red Sox team. While Benintendi made his debut last August, Devers has only been in the league for less than a month.
Needless to say, both guys have been extremely impressive since coming to the big leagues. Just take a look a their stat lines, courtesy of MLB Stats:
Rafael Devers: .319 AVG, 3 HR, 19 RBI and 15 Hits
Andrew Benintendi: .272 AVG, 13 HR, 57 RBI, 13 SB and 104 Hits
While we all know that the pressure of playing postseason baseball is much different than competing in the regular season, these two studs have shown they can handle the large expectations set on their shoulders.
Don’t be surprised when Devers and Benintendi continue surging over the next month and a half, while leading the Red Sox to the AL pennant and possibly the World Series.