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Boston Red Sox: Mookie Betts

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Former AL Rookie of the Year and MVP Dustin Pedroia has been part of Boston's last two World Series championship teams, but as the Red Sox shift into the post-David Ortiz era—talk about a face of the franchise—it's the charismatic, cerebral and ultra-talented Betts who gets the call over his fellow Killer B's, shortstop Xander Bogaerts and centerfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. With 31 homers, 26 steals and off-the-charts defense, Betts finished second to Mike Trout in last year's AL MVP voting, and as he's only in his age-24 season, time is on his side to win some hardware.