Updated All Time One-Year Wonder: Right Field

This is not the first time I have done an update to my All Time One-Year Wonder lists.  I did a post covering Ian Kinsler's brief 2018 stint with the Red Sox, which resulted in a Gold Glove Award.  But Kinsler did not replace my pick as the All Time One-Year Wonder Second-Baseman Luis Alicea.  But I do have a new pick for right field.

My original post can be found here.  Cody Ross was my pick, and it was a pretty easy one.  Ross was great in 2012, hitting .267/.326/.481 with 22 home runs and 81 RBIs.  He also accumulated 34 doubles, 127 hits and 70 runs scored.  He looked like an easy decision for years to come.  But then, shockingly, Boston traded Hunter Renfroe after one season in right field.

Renfroe was non-tendered by the Rays after a rough 2020 season in which he hit .156/.252/.393 with eight home runs in the shortened season.  Boston picked him up and inserted him into right field and he had a great season.  He started off slow, but eventually came around to become one of the major offensive forces in the lineup.  Renfroe hit .259/.315/.501/.816.  Where he really shined was in his power numbers.  Renfroe notched 33 doubles and 31 home runs while driving in 96 runs.  He was second on the team in home runs and third in RBIs.  He picked up 135 hits and 89 runs scored.   On top of everything, he led the league in assists from the outfield with 16, as well as double plays.

In spite of the season he produced, Renfroe was traded just prior to the lockout.  He was sent to Milwaukee for the return of Jackie Bradley Jr. and two prospects.  The trade appears to be more about the prospects.  Thus, Renfroe was eligible for the All Time One-Year Wonder and his power numbers in conjunction with his defense was enough to dethrone Cody Ross.