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Red Sox Debate: Boston’s Nomar Garciaparra vs New York’s Derek Jeter

In the 1990s the baseball world saw dominance at the shortstop position that will be unrivaled for the foreseeable future. Over the span of three seasons, we saw the debuts of Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, and the Red Sox’s own Nomar Garciaparra. If you were a fan of the position then it life was pretty good for you for a long while.

If you ask any one of those three which player was the king of the castle you’d almost always hear A-Rod. His defense and offense were both off the charts and he deserves to be the tops at the spot for this time, which is also why he’s not involved.