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Devers still doesn\u2019t quite understand what all the fuss was about.<\/div>\n
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Rafael Devers got\u00a0Boston Red Sox\u00a0spring training off to quite the bang,\u00a0pouring cold water\u00a0all over the team\u2019s signing of All-Star infielder Alex Bregman by making clear he has no plans on ceding third base to a superior defender \u2014 and not exactly saying no when asked whether he\u2019d request a trade out of Boston rather than shift to regular DH duties. What followed were several straight news cycles worth of drama, in which\u00a0various members\u00a0of the\u00a0Red Sox organization\u00a0poured various amounts of gasoline on the fire and no one could much figure out what the plan was and who would be playing where. But through it all, we hadn\u2019t heard any follow-up from Devers himself, last year\u2019s shoulder discomfort getting him off to a slow start to this year\u2019s camp.<\/p>\n

Until Tuesday, that is, when Devers once again spoke with the media. And while he didn\u2019t provide nearly as many fireworks as he did the first time around, seemingly trying to let this whole thing blow over, his attempts at making peace really just leave us with even more questions than before.<\/p>\n

Rafael Devers\u2019 attempt to put Alex Bregman drama behind him falls flat<\/h2>\n

Again, Devers really did try to put any tension in the past and move forward with what is still one of the most talented rosters in the league. Not only did the slugger reiterate that he\u2019s \u201cnot frustrated,\u201d but he also went to bat for manager Alex Cora, calling him \u201csomeone I respect a lot\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really don\u2019t know why this is becoming such a big story,\u201d Devers said, according to Mass Live\u2019s Chris Cotillo. \u201cWe\u2019re a team and we communicate with each other. I think the most important thing is for us to have a good chemistry together. Like I\u2019ve always said since Day 1, the most important thing for me is that we win. That\u2019s where I stand.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, this is all water under the bridge, right? Well, not so fast. For starters, it\u2019s a little hard to believe that winning is in fact the most important thing to Devers when it seems pretty clear that the Red Sox\u2019 best lineup \u2014 you know, the one that stands the best chance of winning on a daily basis \u2014 includes Devers at DH, Bregman at third base and top prospect Kristian Campbell at second.<\/p>\n

Devers can pretend that he\u2019s really just looking out for the team\u2019s best interest, but throughout his interview it seemed like what he was actually doing was looking out for his own.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know the kind of player I am,\u201d he said. \u201cI know what I can do on both the offensive side of the ball and also on defense. I don\u2019t know why it\u2019s such a big deal. I know what I can do. I\u2019m confident in what I can do. I don\u2019t need to be enemies with anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n

That \u2026 sure doesn\u2019t sound like a player who understands what\u2019s actually at issue here. Or he does and is just choosing to ignore it. Either way, it means that the bill will come due for Boston sooner rather than later: At some point, Cora and the Red Sox are going to try and move Devers around a bit to accomodate all their other talent, and we still have no evidence that Devers will be amenable to that. It\u2019s good that everyone can get back to simply putting their work in this spring, but don\u2019t be surprised if we\u2019re having this conversation again in a few weeks\u2019 time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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