Carlos Quintana was the 24 year-old first baseman of the Boston Red Sox and was about to make his first post-season appearance. 1990 would be his first of three full seasons in the majors. He won the starting job over a returning Bill Buckner. In 90 Quintana hit .287 with 7 HRs and 67 RBI's. HIs WAR for the season was 1.7 but his dWar was a poor -0.3. His Wiki page claims he was a good glove man but the D numbers show something different. In the LCS vs. the Oakland A's Quintana went 0-13 with 1 walk so he did have a .067 OBP.
In 1991 his average rose to .295 as did his HR's and RBI's with 11 and 71. His WAR was also an improved 2.7 but the dWar was the sam as the year before. At the end of June he made his debut as a outfielder and promptly dropped a fly ball from Cal Ripken which allowed two runs to score and helped the Orioles win 6-4 at Baltimore. It was also that year that Quintana had a record-tying six RBI's in the third inning as the Sox beat the Rangers 11-6. In the July 30 game he hit a grand slam off of Oil Can Boyd and a two run double off Wayne Rosenthal in an inning where the Sox scored 10 runs.
During the off-season he broke his left arm and right big toe in a car accident while driving two of his brothers to the hospital after they had been shot. Because of the injuries he missed the entire 1992 season and returned in 93 where he slumped to a .244-1-19. His WAR dropped to a -1.8 and his defense also dropped to a -0.8. With the emergence of Mo Vaughn the Red Sox he had little hope of making the roster and even announced a willingness to play third. It didn't help him as the Sox let him go in March of 1994. Catching on with the Pirates AAA team at Buffalo he hit .236-0-11 in 39 games. He spent the next three years playing in the Mexican League before calling it a career.
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