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Better late than never? Earlier today, Ian Browne reported that Devers said he will do “whatever they want me to do.” Devers, who has yet to play this spring, had initially objected to the idea of playing at DH after the Red Sox signed Alex Bregman. Bregman said he would play anywhere, most likely second base, that the Sox wanted him to play. Three weeks into the Grapefruit League, though, Bregman had yet to appear anywhere but the hot corner, making a move across the dirt less practical with each passing day.
Devers’s concession clears up the situation at third and DH, allowing the Sox to put their best defensive team on the field while maximizing Bregman’s value. It does, however, clog up the outfield corners. The hard part is over, but this remains a crowded roster with questions as to how it all fits together.
