Reggie Smith was plucked from the Minnesota Twins organization, and it proved to be a shrewd move by the Red Sox.
In the late 70’s Hall of Fame pitcher, Don Sutton famously noted that Steve Garvey was not the best player on the Dodgers, it was Reggie Smith. Garvey may have been the most popular, but Sutton was not alone in his assessment of Reggie Smith.