I cannot remember how many boxes this break was, but it was not enough to get much more than the base team set.
Here is the base set. I usually look forward to Heritage due to the player selection. Most of the really good players are short-printed and that is certainly the case here. No Xander Bogaerts and no Rafael Devers here.
There are the requisite rookie cards here of Bobby Dalbec and Tanner Houck, as well as solid regulars like Jackie Bradley Jr. and Nathan Eovaldi. Matt Barnes, Michael Chavis and Martin Perez are not completely outside-the-box yet are welcome additions.
But then, we have a few odd choices. This is the only Red Sox card of Zack Godley, who pitched in just eight games for the Red Sox and went 0-4 with an unsightly 8.16 ERA with 28 strikeouts and 14 walks in 28.2 innings pitched. Godley was not picked up until July and left as a free agent after the season. I am pretty surprised by his inclusion in this set. He has never been a big name. Chris Mazza or Nick Pivetta might have been better inclusions, but I am glad to add a card of Godley. The other big surprise is Jose Peraza who was originally acquired to shore up second base. Peraza was a big disappointment and eventually lost his job toward the end of the season. He played in 34 games, hitting .225/.275/.342. Peraza also left as a free agent after the season. The player I most wanted to see in this set was Phillips Valdez. He still has yet to appear in a set since joining the Red Sox.
And here is the only non-base card I received:
I have no idea why Colten Brewer, of all people, was short-printed. Brewer was acquired by Boston to be a big part of the bullpen in 2019. He was okay that season, but he had a rough season in 2020. He pitched in eleven games, four as an opener as the Red Sox tried to patch together a rotation. He had a 5.61 ERA and a record of 0-3. He struck out 25 and walked 14 in 25.2 innings. He pitched in just one game in 2021 and was cut loose after the season.
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