Going into June 1975, second base was a position of need for the Red Sox. Fortunately, the California Angels had a second baseman in Denny Doyle who had been displaced by some young speedster named Jerry Remy. The Sox acquired Doyle for a player to be named later, pitcher Chuck Ross, who never saw the Majors. The defensive-minded Doyle would go on to post a .768 OPS in 89 games, good for a 109 OPS+ (9 percent better than league average offense). At second base, that production was extremely valuable and added about two and a half wins to Boston's efforts.
Sadly for Doyle, he was about replacement level for the next two seasons and was out of baseball after the 1977 season. In December 1977, the Red Sox replaced Doyle with the very man who had replaced him in California: Jerry Remy. The Sox gave up pitcher Don Aase, who would have a couple of mediocre seasons starting for the Angels. However, he later became a very useful relief pitcher.
Remy never became a star, but that's mostly because of knee injuries he would suffer in the next few seasons. In the long run, the Sox probably missed having Aase, who actually had a nice little career. Still, Jerry was a fan favorite and useful player who has made quite a nice career for himself as the Sox color commentator.
So, there you have it. Remy displaced Doyle so that he could help the 1975 Red Sox. Then, Remy became the starting Red Sox second baseman after Doyle's departure. Interesting how that worked out.
Sadly for Doyle, he was about replacement level for the next two seasons and was out of baseball after the 1977 season. In December 1977, the Red Sox replaced Doyle with the very man who had replaced him in California: Jerry Remy. The Sox gave up pitcher Don Aase, who would have a couple of mediocre seasons starting for the Angels. However, he later became a very useful relief pitcher.
Remy never became a star, but that's mostly because of knee injuries he would suffer in the next few seasons. In the long run, the Sox probably missed having Aase, who actually had a nice little career. Still, Jerry was a fan favorite and useful player who has made quite a nice career for himself as the Sox color commentator.
So, there you have it. Remy displaced Doyle so that he could help the 1975 Red Sox. Then, Remy became the starting Red Sox second baseman after Doyle's departure. Interesting how that worked out.
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