NAME: Luis Aparicio
POSITION: Shortstop
WHY IS HE HERE?: Well, he is a Hall of Famer, and he was an All Star twice. In 1972 he even received some MVP consideration, but he was only a Red Sox for the last three seasons of his career and he was not much of a hitter to begin with. Even his defense and baserunning, the primary things he was good at, were not especially impressive in Boston.
WOULD I PUT HIM IN IN 2001?: No. I get the idea that they wanted to have the Hall of Famers, and Aparicio had been a two-time All Star, but he was not particularly good in Boston. Also, not all Hall of Famers were in the set.
ANY BETTER CHOICES IN 2001?: Several. Looking just at shortstops, there is Freddy Parent (sort of a forgotten early star), Heinie Wagner (who was on the team for a couple championships), Everett Scott (who had the consecutive games streak before Gehrig), and Eddie Bressoud, who was an All Star and had a better season in the 1960's.
WOULD I PUT HIM IN NOW?: No.
ANY BETTER CHOICES NOW?: Obviously there's Xander Bogaerts. I might even put in Orlando Cabrera over Aparicio because of his impact in 2004.
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