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So you are stating that the reason Devers refused to play first base was because he watched Arroyo in right field and he watched Franchy at 1b? I’d be absolutely shocked if either of those two entered his mind. He didn’t say “I’m not going to first because I’ve never played it before and I’m uncomfortable.” But he did say “do they expect me to play every position?” That sounds more like a man just sick of being moved than a man worried about learning to play 1b. And if it was done for no reason, it becomes more understandable. But it wasn’t. And if the argument is “Breslow should have gotten someone better than Toro in the off-season, thats actually not realistic. Any backup 1b signing on to be a backup is going to be Toro-caliber or worse. The ceiling in that room is Rowdy Tellez. On the other hand, the Sox did have a serviceable DH in Yoshida coming back that needed a place to play. At 5’4” or whatever, he wasn’t an option for 1b, although he reportedly practiced it without whining. And getting both in made the best Sox lineup with their current roster. I believe Devers was upset at being removed from 3b, and didn’t care why he was asked to move again. He probably felt disrespected, and frustrated. And not because he watched Franchy struggle at 1b…

Know what’s even worse? When youre dating that girl and you get to first base, and you want to go further, but there’s already another man on second…

They should have started that strategy years ago….

One could argue Cora didn’t either. He seemed to try to avoid these types of discussions with Devers all along…

At best youre speculating. And that can work both ways. Maybe getting back on the field makes him a better hitter? You have used a similar argument for Duran. Romy is a role player that has never had a full time job and had only 20 games at first base in his career. And Cora clearly didn’t think he was a full time option because Cora had that option and didnt use it. Toro is the type of player you get on a minor league deal. What did you expect? Freddie Freeman to sit in Worcester waiting for an injury?

You’ve done nothing but condone Devers’ behavior, including in the very response where you say you didn’t. First base has been a mess. And the Franchy Cordero/Abraham Toro types were never going to be anything but ineffective stopgaps (although Toro had his moments). If you’re saying you think Devers was justified, you’re saying you believe the right path was the only one left - Abraham Toro. It was like May 8th, so no one was trading the Sox a 1b. At that point in the season, only in-house players are an option. (Was Devers also justified in saying it was Breslow’s job to go get a 1b on May 8th?) The bottom line is Devers was asked to help his team due to injury and he refused. Many think this makes him a selfish player. Do you think he was acting as a team player or a selfish one?

And saying it weakened two positions is misleading. Devers was still going to bat. The choice for the Sox lineup was Devers (at 1b) and Yoshida (at DH) or Devers (at DH) and Abraham Toro (at 1b). The first one is the better option..

And you complained about that plsn non-stop, and with good reason - it didn’t work. So why are you repeatedly condoning that failed status quo?

My point on this for a long time, just never expressed as easily…

Was he singing about Jeremy Peña back then?

In the standings, the Sox are barely better than a team already selling. Worth noting that dealing the perennially injured McCullers might not equate to a complete white flag. It might just be moving an annual headache to another team…

If Sacra-Vegas is dealing Langeliers, it’s for cash reasons. Doubtful they want to take back a cumbersome contract. But part of me thinks they want to debut in Vegas with some stars and therefore prefer to keep Kurtz, Langeliers, Rooker and Butler on their squad…

It’s not unreasonable. But what’s the lightest package you walk away from?

McCullers to Milwaukee. Houston, 0.5 games behind Boston, appears to be selling…

The plan was Casas. The crazy part is no one ever said his move to 1b would be permanent. Certainly no one knew how long Casas would be out….