The Rafael Devers of the Red Sox will probably end this weekend. Boston, who exchanged the Slugger Star on Sunday evening, faces the new Devers team, the Giants, for a three game set in San Francisco. The break between Devers and the SOX is unhappy, superimposed on personal ties. The family was involved on both sides in a split that seemed unprecedented – not because it happened, but because of the speed with which they did.
The giants “Rafael Devers,” Happy “and” Reded “, are without success in the first game against the Red Sox since a shocking business
RJ Anderson
You know the story now. Devers refused to play the first goal this season after being moved from the third goal and in the role of a horny shot to make room for Alex Bregman, the signing of the Boston free spishy agency. The Red Sox never communicated to the Devers that they were pursuing Bregman in the first place and that silence has fractured the relationship.
When manager Alex Cora was questioned during spring training if he planned to call on former Red Sox – namely David Ortiz, who later said that Devers rarely responded to his messages – he firmly pushed the idea.
“No,” said Cora. “I’m going to talk to Raffy. We will continue to work. And, you know, as I said, we are going to make decisions according to what we need to win the division. This is the most important thing. And I and Raffy, we have an excellent relationship. It is something that I make sure that I say:” Hey, guy, it’s the baseball side “.
There is no way to get around this – this relationship is also fractured now. Devers was likely to be crossed by Cora, not just the Office Front, embarrassed that the situation takes place so publicly without its knowledge. On the other hand, Cora probably also felt crossed by the disargues. Keep in mind that Cora is widely known for her communication skills and her ability to connect with players. He said with confidence that he would manage the situation itself – no one else. It was a misstep, and that, in part, led the Red Sox to exchange one of the best strikers of this generation.
Sometimes it is better to hear a brother than a parent.
“Raffy Devers is Raffy Devers,” Cora to journalists in Seattle early this week before the club series against the navy. “He is a special striker and we all know it. But it is an opportunity for other guys to make the bats and to contribute. There are reasons why it did not work. I do not want to locate stuff, but the last months have not been easy. We have made decisions during the offseason. The circumstances changed last month. This is a decision that we have taken.
With the Giants, Devers will probably enter into a situation where he has more respect for the president of Baseball Buster Posey operations than for the Director of Baseball of Red Sox, Craig Breslow. Although the two are players, Posey speaks a little more the tongue of delay. He is not against the analysis, but he made a concerted effort to prioritize traditional screening at the start of his mandate – something that many teams, including the Red Sox, have gradually devalued.
Second, Posey has the curriculum vitae, crowned with three World Series rings and an MVP prize from the National League. Bob Melvin also has a lot of skin in the game. He has managed since 2003 and coach since 1999. He also has tons of experience with personalities. He pulled the best party of Yoenis Cespedes during their stay together in Oakland, before Cespedes quickly left the rails with the dishes. The two stayed close even after Cespedes left the A.
In Devers, the giants will have their best striker from Barry Bonds, giving them a real shot during a deep push of playoffs.
Despite the Red Sox who frame the movement as the best, it does not come without pain. Devers has been in the organization since the age of 16. Yet another star at the door, something too familiar to Boston.
More MLB notes
- Devers declaring that he would play the first goal for the Giants is a slap in front of his former teammates and franchise. It would not be a shock if Devers wore a Friday evening in his match against the SOX at Oracle Park.
- Mookie Betts strikes only .256 / .342 / .395 with a .737 ops and nine circuits this season. You should ask yourself if the wear and tear of the COURT stop is a factor or the stomach bug before the season which cost Betts almost 20 pounds. He is known for doing summer lessons, so don’t be surprised if a radiator occurs in the coming weeks.
- The A do an excellent writing job and do not get much credit. Recruit Nick Kurtz, 22, struck his second circuit of the week on Thursday evening. Kurtz reduced .252 / .308 / .511 with a .820 OPS and nine circuits in 37 games.
- The Red Sox interior field player, Kristian Campbell, was sent to Triple-A Worcester while Wilyer Abreu leaves the injured list. After a hot start of the year, Campbell only reached 0.159 / .243 / .222 in May and June. Campbell will have time to reset. It is important to note that Campbell only withdraw two years from secondary school baseball. He rejected his first year to Georgia Tech, then was a second year student eligible for the project left by the Red Sox in the fourth round. Campbell made a jump through the Red Sox system in almost a year before reaching the big leagues this season. Give him time, the child is a player.
- The brave finally hits their stride after swept the food? A season so strange and disappointing so far for such a talented group.
- Can we stop calling Aaron Judge the greatest right-handed striker of all time? The most dangerous? ALL RIGHT. But the biggest? No. There are too many holes in his swing and when it is cold, it is cold. The judge withdrew 15 times during his last 29 appearances on plates. The Yankees are 1-6 during this section. When the judge does not strike, the Yankees do not win. This is why the re -signing of Juan Soto would have been so important – he helped the club avoid these valleys last year.
