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At 5-10, Chavis is probably too short to play 1B. Our OF seems set for a couple more years. That leaves DH, assuming HRam can play 1B for the next 1-2 years. I could see Chavis being traded, maybe even this deadline, but I hope not. We need some power on this team, and he may be our best young hope.

I could have sworn it was on his other hand, when I read the first report, but I think you are right.

Agreed, but what can be done immediately to try and change things?

...[bogey is] motivated to be the best SS he can... I am not supporting the idea of moving Bogey to 3B this year, but I haven't seen his "motivation" helping improve his defense at SS over the last 2-3 years. If we had a great fielding SS who could hit better than any current 3B we have, I'd consider the move. We don't right now. Bogey is our SS for a while. Our best hope is for Devers to be promoted and succeed, we trade for a significant upgrade at 3B without giving up more top prospects or going over the luxury tax this season.

Innings at 3B this year: 223 Marrero 213 Pablo 139 Rutledge 72 Hernandez 8 Holt 4 Selsky 1 Vaz

There's been no light in the 3B tunnel this year. Choosing the lesser of all evils is not helping us win.

It's on his non throwing hand.

I agree. I called it "lack of fire", but maybe it's something else.

MLBTR...]\ Red Sox third base prospect Rafael Devers is making a case for a promotion in Double-A, but the team still isn’t ready to summon the 20-year-old to the majors, writes Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald. Devers, Baseball America’s 14th-ranked prospect, has slashed .289/.346/.550 with 14 home runs in 272 plate appearances this year and impressed Red Sox vice president of player development Ben Crockett along the way. “It’s been a really positive year,” Crockett said of Devers. “He’s learned a lot. Playing with older teammates, more experienced guys, it’s a different life experience. I think it’s been great for him. The staff, with manager Carlos Febles, has done a great job being consistent with him. He’s a great worker. He’s passionate and cares about what he’s doing.” Crockett’s glowing review aside, the Red Sox are hesitant to call up a prospect unless they know he’ll play every day, notes Mastrodonato, who suggests they’ll look to acquire a veteran third baseman by the trade deadline. Whether help comes in the form of a veteran or Devers, Boston is in serious need of aid at the hot corner. The club’s third basemen rank last in the majors in wRC+ (a pitiful 44) and fWAR (minus-1.3).

It might, if our 3Bman would ever get a hit when it counts. Before today's o for 3 from the 3B slot we had these 3B numbers: .199 7 29 .562 OPS Even someone hitting at .675 might have got us another win or two.

I've been expecting Betts to heat up at any moment. It hasn't happened. I'm okay with anyone getting critical about just about anyone on our offense, except maybe Bogey, Moreland and our catchers.

I hope to see him in mid July when I visit Maine for 3 weeks.

We've had less than zero production at 3B.

Even worse than other major injuries some of our players have had this season!

The mystery injury that David Price acquired during his start against the Angels on Saturday was revealed to be a cracked fingernail on the middle finger of his right hand.

Just how far down on the 3B organizational depth chart will we go? I thought Marrero might be DFA'd early in the season, and now, he has moe innings at 3B than anybody else. I'm kind of surprised we haven't tried Dominguez. Isn't our current situation the reason we signed him in the first place? Pablo Hernandez Rutledge Holt Marrero Lin We even used Selsky and Vaz at 3B.

That's right. I forgot. Thanks. If an OF'er gets hurt, we may trade or DFA Selsky or another on the list and add Brentz then promote him to the 25.

Yes, there's no way we finish the season and enter the playoffs with Marrero and/or Lin playing 3B FT. I doubt even adding Rutledge and/or Pablo to the mix is going to be what we end up with at 3B this year. My guess is, we end up with Devers or make a trade.

We might already have that guy on the roster in Price. Had we signed a big bat to 3+ years, that player might have joined "the albatross club". The drive to sign a big bat is what got us in trouble with the Pablo and HRam contracts. I didn't see a 3Bman other than Turner, who appeared to only want to return to LA, so I guess 1B or DH was the only other slot to fill (instead of Moreland). We could have signed EE instead of Moreland and still been below the luxury limit (barely). Holliday would have been a DH only and squeezed HRam to 1B despite his injury. It would also have made Young a $6.5M total bench rider.

Marrero is not going to be our 3Bman the rest of the year. Not even close.

So far, we haven't needed an back-up OF'er despite Holt's long DL stint. Young has stayed healthy. I think Castillo is possible depth in the OF, but the luxury tax rules now goes beyond just money. If we continue to stay over, the rate goes way up, and if we go way over, which we might someday with Castillo on board, we could lose draft picks or signing slot money.

With Travis on the ML roster, I don't see Devers being squeezed out of playing 3B by Dominguez or Craig. Dominguez has started 47 games at 3B, 5 at 1B and 6 at DH. He can play 1B/DH. Craig has started 10 of 44 games at 1B and 4 in the OF. The rest has been at DH. He can continue playing 1B, DH or OF. When Rutledge returns, Marrero or Lin can play SS at AAA, but I could see an argument being made that they should play 3B at AAA to sharpen their skills at the position they are most likely to be needed. That may create a squeeze at 3B, but I suppose we could send Lin or Marrero to AA just to play 3B (highly doubtful IMO).

He certainly would be near the top of my list as possible 40 man roster casualties when we add Devers or others to the 40 man roster. Here's my list of most expendable 40 man roster players (some be able to be traded for a non-40 man roster prospect): N Ramirez Velazquez (depending on ERod & Johnson's health readiness levels) Sandoval L Ysla K Martin B Boyer Other options: S Selsky or B Brentz could be traded despite our lack of OF depth. RRoss could be added to the 60 day DL

Well, so far, Devers has started 53 of his 65 games at Portland at 3B. That's not flip-flopping. It's been nearly FT. I doubt Chavis will enough play 3B to worsen the progress of Devers. If that situation arises, I think we'll see Devers in AAA. They may already be planning a Devers promotion very soon. Once Devers arrives in AAA, he will likely play 3B 5 out of 6 games as he did in AA. That allows Dominguez to stay sharp at 3B and DH the rest of the games as a non 40-man roster depth player with some ML experience. Craig can play 1B as long as Travis stays in Boston. Craig has also played some LF in AAA. I don't see a squeeze at all.

Players jump from AA to the majors all the time. I seriously doubt Castillo is blocking anyone, since we have no ML ready or near ML ready OF prospects in our system. Craig and Dominguez are not the reason Devers is still in AA. I'm not sure about roster limits at the AAA level, but at this time, I do not think C & C are "blocking" anyone's progress. Maybe someday they might. Maybe DD still thinks there's a slight chance one of these guys will get their act together and force their way onto the team again. Very very doubtful, but at least these guys provide some entertainment to the Pawtucket fans. On another note: according to soxprospects.com our highest ranking prospect in AAA is #15 Jalen Beeks. (17 Ben Taylor, 18 Tavarez, 19 Callahan). How about AA? 1 Devers, 6 Lakins, 7 Chavis -just promoted, 10 Longhi. That's just 8 of our top 20 prospects at the upper levels on the farm. If anything, we lack top talent at the upper levels, so I can't see veteran blockage as being an issue.