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When the Boston Red Sox signed third baseman Alex Bregman this offseason, the corresponding move was to slide Rafael Devers to the designated hitter slot.
When this news broke, Devers didn’t seem too happy about it when he spoke to the media, but his reaction may have been blown out of proportion. Devers seems quite fine in the DH slot this season.
But Red Sox’s first baseman, Triston Casas, has recently gone down with an injury. Casas suffered a ruptured left patellar tendon and underwent surgery to repair it, which will likely end his season.
What will the Red Sox do at first base?
The answer is clear: move Devers over to first base.
Yet that’s a decision manager Alex Cora seemingly is unwilling to make — and it’s unknown how Devers feels about it.
Devers isrefusing to speak to the media on the matter, according to MassLive Red Sox beat writer Chris Cotillo.
While this could be nothing at all, it’s an interesting detail that will certainly raise some eyebrows. Why wouldn’t Devers be willing to speak to the media?
It could have something to do with how his words were twisted and spun during the entire third base debacle over the offseason. Devers might not want to say the wrong thing and have himself become the enemy again.
Either way, Devers playing first base would be best for the team. Like with the move to DH, Devers seemingly should be willing to do whatever is best for the team. This would, assumingly, include moving over to first base for the rest of the season and potentially the future after that.
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