As we enter the third month of the 2016 season, your Boston Red Sox have three players in
MLB's Top Ten Offensive WAR rankings. The highest-ranking Sox player is
Xander Bogaerts (2.73 WAR, 3rd place)—trailing only
Mike Trout (3.21) and
Jose Altuve (2.80). In the seventh slot is
Jackie Bradley, Jr. (2.49), with
David Ortiz placing ninth (2.39). Interestingly,
seven of the top ten are American League players—with only
Daniel Murphy (Nationals),
Ben Zobrist (Cubs) and
Dexter Fowler (Cubs) representing the
Senior Circuit. It's also interesting to note that Trout is nearly a full win share higher than the tenth-ranked player (3.21 versus 2.32). Clearly, the Red Sox have the highest representation on the list (30%)—with only the Cubbies having more than one. Also, Bogaerts is within 'hailing distance' of second-place—just .07 wins behind Altuve. It will be interesting to see where these offensive WAR rankings end up at the conclusion of the 2016 season.
