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DH-David Ortiz
Let’s get this out of the way. For all his heroic antics and home run prowess, Papi would still take this title even if he pumped his body full amphetamines and HGH and proceeded to spit in the face of every umpire in the league. Not because we don’t value morality, but because giving the title to anyone else would be an even bigger crime.
Use the explanation of your choosing to rationalize Papi’s Bostonian transformation from Scott Hatteberg into the Latino Babe Ruth. It doesn’t matter. Yes, he went from a one-win player in the Triple H Dome to one of the most feared hitters of the generation in Boston, but that doesn’t change the fact that Mike Stanley is his closest challenger. You know, the same Mike Stanley who played 39 games in the DH hole for the Sox. Coming in at third is the immortal Jose Canseco. Or it could be Jose’s twin, Ozzie, as it’s apparently getting pretty hard to te...
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