After seeing Devers in the Minors last year, and tooting his horn all season, and saying stay patient with the kid. I now think Devers don't get it. To me, he's turning into a lazy ballplayer, both Defensively and on Offense too. And it starts with the head. That throw the other day was atrocious, and showed me no improvement. His looping swing, didn't see that either in the Minors. His HR against Chapman, was the swing I saw, its gone. Somebody giving him bad advice? His Power to Left Field is unreal, hardly see that anymore. Looks lost at the plate all the time. This time of season going into Play-offs cannot afford learning curves now. This is the Majors, losses are now important. This isn't the Minors, where it doesn't matter. He better wake up. Brooks Robinson was one of the slowest guys you ever saw, but his feet at 3rd were unmatched, even when he was old, and didn't have the strongest arms. Everything with him was hands and feet, and brain.
This coming from the huge Devers supporter.
For the record I predicted before the season 30+ HRS, close to 100 RBI's and a .280+ avg. Not even close. Errors I expected at the beginning, but steady progress as season went on. Wrong on that too.