{"id":9150,"date":"2024-11-19T07:52:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T07:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=9150"},"modified":"2024-11-19T07:52:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T07:52:59","slug":"red-sox-fans-can-hopefully-stop-discussing-potential-rafael-devers-position-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=9150","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox fans can hopefully stop discussing potential Rafael Devers position switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It doesn\u2019t sound like he\u2019s leaving the hot corner anytime soon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cover\">\n<figure class=\"content-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3000,h_1687,x_0,y_168\/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jcrbvwah83jhhewcqj.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 768px) 775px, 92vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3000,h_1687,x_0,y_168\/c_fill,w_354,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jcrbvwah83jhhewcqj.jpg 354w, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3000,h_1687,x_0,y_168\/c_fill,w_708,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jcrbvwah83jhhewcqj.jpg 708w, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3000,h_1687,x_0,y_168\/c_fill,w_376,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jcrbvwah83jhhewcqj.jpg 376w, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3000,h_1687,x_0,y_168\/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jcrbvwah83jhhewcqj.jpg 752w, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3000,h_1687,x_0,y_168\/c_fill,w_731,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jcrbvwah83jhhewcqj.jpg 731w, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3000,h_1687,x_0,y_168\/c_fill,w_675,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jcrbvwah83jhhewcqj.jpg 675w, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3000,h_1687,x_0,y_168\/c_fill,w_1350,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jcrbvwah83jhhewcqj.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3000,h_1687,x_0,y_168\/c_fill,w_2025,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jcrbvwah83jhhewcqj.jpg 2025w\" alt=\"Boston Red Sox v New York Yankees\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1687\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Boston Red Sox v New York Yankees\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><figcaption>Boston Red Sox v New York Yankees \/ Luke Hales\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"main-body\">\n<div class=\"primary-content\"><main class=\"body\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"inline-text\">It\u2019s no secret that the Boston Red Sox have been one of the worst defensive teams in baseball of late, particularly in the infield. A healthy Trevor Story back at shortstop for a full season will give them a boost in 2025, but it won\u2019t fix everything.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"inline-text\">The Red Sox need some stability at second base, prompting speculation that All-Star third baseman Rafael Devers could be in line for a position change. Devers, who missed some time in the first half of 2024\u00a0due to various injuries\u00a0and ultimately\u00a0ended the season on the injured list\u00a0with a shoulder injury, was largely inconsistent and sloppy with his play at the hot corner this year, as he\u2019s been in the past. Despite some visible defensive improvements, he still finished near the bottom of the league among third basemen with minus six Outs Above Average.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"inline-text\">There\u2019s no way to know whether Devers\u2019 injuries factored heavily into his subpar defensive play this season, but considering the way his offensive numbers plummeted in the second half, it wouldn\u2019t be surprising. Regardless, the fact that the 12 defensive errors he committed over 130 games in 2024 marked a career\u00a0<em>low\u00a0<\/em>for him in a single season is pretty telling of his overall fielding ability at third base.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"inline-text\">Craig Breslow, Red Sox are \u2018confident\u2019 in Rafael Devers\u2019 ability to play third base<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"inline-text\">At the MLB general manager meetings last week, Red Sox president of baseball operations Craig Breslow spoke on a variety of topics, including the possibility of a position change for Devers in 2025.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"inline-text\">\u201cWe\u2019re confident,\u201d Breslow said of Devers\u2019 defensive ability at third base,\u00a0via Ian Browne of MLB.com. \u201cI think we saw some steps forward last year. It\u2019s impossible to know just how much he was affected by being banged up, both shoulders and his knee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"inline-text\">Breslow proceeded to add that \u201cany conversation about Devers\u2019 position is going to happen internally far before we\u2019re ready to speak about it publicly,\u201d perhaps sending a not-so-subtle message to Devers\u2019 agent,\u00a0who had told Alex Speier of\u00a0<em>The Boston Globe<\/em>\u00a0the previous day\u00a0that Devers would, in no uncertain terms, remain at third base for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"inline-text\">It sounds like the Red Sox are committed to keeping Devers at third base \u2014 at least for now. However, if his defensive play doesn\u2019t start showing some significant improvement soon, it will only be a matter of time before the rumors begin to crop up again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It doesn\u2019t sound like he\u2019s leaving the hot corner anytime soon. 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