Which version of Hanley Ramirez will the Boston Red Sox get this year? It’s a fair question to ask considering the drastically different performances we’ve witnessed through his first two seasons since signing a 4-year, $88 million free agent contract.
2015 proved to be a disastrous return to the franchise that drafted him fifteen years earlier. Ramirez failed to adjust to his new position in left field, rating among the worst defensive players in baseball at any position.
His glove was considered an afterthought when the Red Sox signed him. They were paying him to hit, but unfortunately he didn’t deliver at the plate either.