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Last week, the Boston Red Sox signed the third goal player for free agent Alex Bregman to a $ 120 million contract over three years. It is hell of a great decision so late in the offseason and the Red Soxs seem to be well improved towards the 2025 season. There is however a problem. They already have a third basic player, the one they have apparently not kept in the loop during the prosecution of Bregman.
Now, with players who arrive at the camp, it seems that the plan, from the point of view of the Director of Baseball, Craig Breslow and the Manager Alex Cora, was to transform Rafael Devers to a full -time striker.
It was apparently a news with a little, who says He refuses to leave the third goal and declared himself a third basic player.
“I told them no. I’m a third basic player,” he said on Monday. “I think we have a team hell and I am grateful for the movements they have made. The third base is my position. I don’t know what their plans are. I clearly indicated my desires and whatever happens, see us. “
A few days after signing Bregman, Word was that the Red Sox were still Undecided on how to do things about the defensive.
At Bregman credit, he said he was open to moving wherever the team needs him. They would be better suited to Bregman on the third and undress in DH. Bregman is one of the best defensive baseball players in baseball while Devers is a negative in the warm corner.
But we always find ourselves with the decision to free the head by the front office of not executing anything by detour before signing Bregman.
Keep in mind that Devers is on an agreement of 10 years worth more than $ 300 million. Breslow is a former player, just like Cora. They did not think that Devers should be consulted if they wanted him to move posts?
In addition, it is an interesting treat: Devers referenced promises that were made when Chaim Bloom led the Red Sox, but Bloom has since been dismissed.
It would seem that the Red Sox will simply have to move Bregman to the second base and leave to the third, since Devers refuses to move and that Bregman is open at a switch. It certainly worsens the team, and there is also the problem of Top Prospect Kristian Campbell, who struck .330 / .439 / .558 between three stops last year, including 19 games in triple-a. He might not start the season in the majors, but it will not be long.
If Devers moved to DH, the Red Sox could play Bregman in the third and use spaces reserved in second row until Campbell is ready. If Bregman is the second everyday base player, however, there is not really room for Campbell.
All this is a bit of a headache here at the start of the camp, when it is supposed to be simply players who arise with excitation for the coming season, especially since the Red Sox seem to be good enough to do it again The qualifiers after a three -year interruption.
Breslow is new in the high -level position for a team, but it has been in front of the offices since 2019, from Theo Epstein with the Cubs. As a player, he presented seven different teams during a 12 -year career. He was on the World Series 2013 Champion Red Sox.
Did he not really have a defensive plan before continuing Bregman? Or did he want to move and not to speak to the third star player?
It seems to be an uncomposed error. We must also move Cora as a former player and accomplished manager who has participated in many star players.
Not that I absorb spills. There are times when a player refuses to change position in front of the free agency when I fully support him in order to maximize his gain potential, but Devers has obtained his monster contract and this money is not going. Report Bregman and playing it at the third base is the best blow for the Red Sox as a team, so why not do what is best for the team?
He could even continue to train in the third goal, ready to move, Bregman needs a day off or if he lacks time due to an injury. Devers could also say that he is ready to learn the first goal just to increase flexibility, especially since the first outgoing goal player Triston Casas missed more than half of the season last year with a coast injury .
Maybe it ends up being a reflection afterwards in a few weeks. Maybe Devers changes your mind and moves. Maybe he ended up having a happy defensive year to the third goal – although it is unlikely. He led Al Third Pasemen in errors for seven consecutive seasons and his range is less than average. It is a trend that will not change at 28 years, but, of course, we will leave the possibility that drastic improvement is made.
For the moment, however, a Tsk Tsk Tsk Go in the direction of Breslow, Cora and Devers, probably in this exact order.
