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Juan Beniquez
Juan Beniquez was one of many great position prospects for the Red Sox in the early 1970s, beginning his career as an infielder. After switching to the outfield, he was faced with a logjam of star talent, necessitating that he leave Boston to finding regular playing time. In November he was dealt, along with Steve Barr and a player to be named later (which proved to be Craig Skok), to the Texas Rangers for future Hall of Fame pitcher Fergie Jenkins. For Texas, he was the biggest part of the deal, despite being a prototypical “all glove, no hit” player and he became the regular centerfielder in 1976.
Through it all, he managed to play parts of 17 seasons for eight American League teams. He played in a World Series, won a Gold Glove, and hit three home runs in one game. - SABR
I always enjoy finding a Red Sox to make an fg for. This was a dramatic improvement over the "before" picture. Again, already did him as part of the 200+ additional ones placed in my pack last month.
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