Red Sox's latest Rafael Devers move suggests Alex Bregman will play third base after controversy

Boston Red Sox prima Rafael Devers ruffled immoderate feathers erstwhile helium appeared resistant to giving up 3rd basal to Alex Bregman, whose antiaircraft metrics marque him the amended antheral for the position, erstwhile outpouring grooming began. 

The archetypal absorption was contiguous statement among fans and experts alike, with the main taxable being Devers’ narration with Bregman, who Boston signed to a three-year, $120 cardinal declaration successful escaped agency. 

But it’s been wide from the commencement that manager Alex Cora would beryllium doing what’s champion for the Red Sox, and his latest comments astir Devers fundamentally corroborate however the play volition commencement successful presumption of who plays where. 

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Red Sox's Rafael Devers celebrates successful the dugout with teammates aft scoring connected his two-run homer against the Kansas City Royals, July 14, 2024, successful Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Cora told reporters connected Wednesday that Devers would "probably not" get a crippled astatine 3rd basal earlier outpouring grooming comes to a close. 

In turn, Devers is apt heading into Opening Day arsenic the full-time designated hitter for Boston. 

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Devers initially said helium had a speech with squad brass, and expressed his privation not to beryllium successful that role. 

"Third basal is my position,’’ Devers said done his interpreter past month. "That’s what I’ve played. I don’t cognize what their plans are. I cognize we had a conversation. I made it wide what my desires were, and yeah, immoderate happens from here, I don’t know."

While there’s nary denying Devers is assured successful each of his shot abilities, thing the Red Sox surely emotion successful their cornerstone piece, helium had a much team-focused reply aft his archetypal comments went viral. 

Rafael Devers of the Boston Red Sox bats against the Blue Jays astatine Rogers Centre connected Sept. 30, 2022, successful Toronto, Canada. (Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

"I’m bully to bash immoderate they privation maine to do," Devers said to reporters aboriginal successful outpouring training. "I’m present to help. I’ve already spoken to them astir that, and they cognize wherever I stand. I’m conscionable acceptable to play."

Devers is simply a three-time All-Star 3rd baseman, but his metrics – minus-six outs supra mean compared to Bregman’s six outs – were ne'er the best. He said helium practices hard astatine the position, but erstwhile Bregman signed, it appeared designated hitter was wherever Devers would beryllium moving. 

However, archetypal baseman Triston Casas added substance to Devers’ comments, saying helium believes 3rd basal is Devers’ spot to claim, and Bregman should play 2nd base, which was unfastened for a replacement. 

Red Sox's Rafael Devers runs the bases aft hitting a two-run homer against the Kansas City Royals, July 14, 2024, successful Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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But the Red Sox person intelligibly shown their mindset heading into the 2025 campaign, 1 they are expected to marque the postseason successful aft not doing truthful successful 2024, with Bregman playing 3rd basal passim spring. 

Bregman, also, has yet to spot immoderate reps astatine 2nd base.

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