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^ Doesn't remember Beni or Moncada skipping AAA last year.

I'm on board for him learning on the job if it means he becomes a cornerstone for this franchise at 3B. We've taken lumps with Bogey, Pedroia and Trot Nixon. I'm fine with giving Devers a long leash.

I cheer for results, not effort. I don't hand out participation trophies.

http://news.soxprospects.com/2017/04/scouting-scratch-rafael-devers.html A lot of the questions about Devers center around his defense, but these concerns have evolved not from actual concerns about his ability to field but rather questions when he signed about whether he would grow out of third base, necessitating a move to first. If you see him play the field, it’s clear that there is no reason to discuss a move off third base at this point. Perhaps, he could eventually become too big, similar to what happened to Miguel Cabrera, but his skills should allow him to stick at third for the foreseeable future. Devers is a below-average runner already and not the most athletic player, but he shows off surprising range and agility moving both laterally and charging the ball. Over the four games scouted, Devers made one error charging a ball that he stabbed at to the side, rather than fielding out in front, but he also made several very good plays. He has soft hands and his footwork is surprisingly good. He made one very nice play in the season opener ranging to his left to cut off a ball in the hole between third and short, and he made two others that same day charging slow rollers, fielding them with his glove and making smooth transfers to his throwing hand and then strong, accurate throws to first base. Devers has plenty of arm for third with it grading as plus currently. Devers is unlikely to be a Gold Glove candidate, but he also won’t be a butcher and should develop into at least an average third baseman, an outcome the Red Sox will happily accept given his offensive potential.

He only plays 3B. Eventually he may move to 1B, but he's a professional defender now. He won't wow you, but he's better than any other 3B they have in the Northeast.

He was the minor league defensive player of the year last year for the Red Sox.

It's retroactive with eligibility to come off on 6/2. This isn't surprising. Was done so that they can get Kendrick to pitch tonight.

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If he plays defense like he did in 2015, he won't be worth jack.

Devers Devers Devers Devers Devers Devers http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=646240#/career/R/hitting/2017/ALL He's hitting better right now in AA than Moncada or Beni were last year.

I'd take Rutledge or Selsky over Marrero. His glove just hasn't impressed me. If it was really that good, DD would have found a bench role for him before now. His bat is anemic.

I don't want Marerro's bat anywhere near this lineup. His glove isn't THAT good.

Pedroia's salary: 2017 15M 2018 16M 2019 15M 2020 13M 2021 12M At what point is he no longer worth it? When is this the albatross that complain about? Or does having a dirty uni make up for it?

XBH per year for Pedroia: 2006 - 6 (one month) 2007 - 48 2008 - 73 2009 - 64 2010 - 37 (half season due to injury) 2011 - 61 2012 - 57 2013 - 53 2014 - 40 2015 - 32 (injured end of July - early Sept) 2016 - 52 2017 - 7 (prorated for full season)

That 2014 team was terrible too. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/2014.shtml

In your 60 years of watching the team, the worst OPS teams were: 1968 - .666 1992 - .668 (Butch Hobson) 2014 - .684 (thanks Ben!) 1966 - .686 1972 - .694 1961 - .708 1974 - .711 2017 - .714 The worst SLG teams: 1992 - .347 1968 - .352 2014 - .369 1961 - .374 1966 - .376 1972 - .376 1974 - .377 2017 - .380 In terms of my lifetime, the absolute worst year was definitely 1992. Just horrible offense that year. The only offensive player above 2 wins was Boggs at 2.1 WAR. Yuck. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1992.shtml

They current have the 3rd highest winning % in all of baseball.

Steve Selsky coming to a 3b near you!!! Catch the excitement!!!

I don't think he's "done." I just think he could be a singles hitter now. There's much less value to Pedroia if he isn't getting doubles and 10+ hr's. The lack of XBH is fairly concerning to me. He's also been VERY pull heavy this year. I applauded him last year when he was hitting to all fields. He has taken a huge step back in that regard too.

Well, he's better than Rutledge and more versatile than Marco that's for sure. I wonder how much run he'll get at 3B when he comes back from the DL.

Have fun. Take lots of pictures.

In April, he slugged .303. Last April, he slugged .485. The worst month he had last year was June where he slugged .353. April 2017 was Pedroia's worst month in many years, by a lot. I just think his age and injury history is catching up to him.

You would have been right too. To me, all player's are available at the right cost.

Nope. TS hipster.

I'm writing him off until he can prove himself healthy. He clearly isn't ready to go right now.