Obviously, we root for our laundry—and the players who wear it. But there are also several players who don't wear Carmine Hose who we admire greatly. They're not necessarily the #1 elite superstars at their respective positions—but we'd love each of them on our team. Herewith, our selections for favorite non-Red Sox players:
FIRST BASE: Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves; SECOND BASE: Brian Dozier, Minnesota Twins; THIRD BASE: Nolan Arenado, Colorado Rockies; SHORTSTOP: Andrelton Simmons, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
OUTFIELD: Charlie Blackmon, Colorado Rockies; George Springer, Houston Astros; Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers
CATCHER: Jonathan Lucroy, Oakland A's
STARTING PITCHERS: Noah Syndergaard, New York Metropolitans; Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland Indians; Carlos Martinez, St. Louis Cardinals; Jose Quintana, Chicago Cubs
BULLPEN: Raisel Iglesias, Cincinnati Reds; Brad Hand, San Diego Padres; Wade Davis, Colorado Rockies; Sean Doolittle, Washington Nationals; Brandon Morrow, Chicago Cubs