I agree, and I’m not either. I do give kudos to Casas though to give his opinion when asked. To me he was sticking up for a teammate who been around a lot longer than someone just coming over to a new team no matter how long both players have been in the league.
That seems to be the dominant theory out there that someone has to win the 2B job impressive enough, so they will pretty much man the position FT. Like Merloni said if that happens great, and if not Bregman should be at 2B, and Raffy at 3B providing Raffy is physically able to throw.
This has been already been gone over before. Having equal seniority in the league ALL with ANOTHER team does not give Bregman equal seniority with the Red Sox IMO. Devers has EVERY right to feel that way, and it shouldn’t come as any surprise to anyone.
No, but I don’t see Raffy aging well weight wise, or healthy wise. 235/240 could be handled better at 25 than once he turns 30, and that’s if if stays at 235/240.
Raffy’s L shoulder bothered him all last season. He hurt his R shoulder diving for a ball during the season. He was shut down at the end of last season, and the Red Sox came out, and said he didn’t need surgery. Was there any diagnosis given last year, or what the problem is this year?
No doubt a good selling point to you, but I doubt no selling point at all to Raffy. He’s more likely to get hurt taking those wild swings with the bat than anything else.
Raffy hurt his right shoulder diving for a ball, but his left shoulder, which bothered all season came from swinging a bat? Either way his hard swings will come no matter where he plays.
Raffy’s shoulder bothered him all last season, but yet nothing was serious enough to have surgery. The report from the Fort says Raffy has been fielding ground balls at 3B, but hasn’t Started throwing yet until next week.
That’s where that roster construction things comes in. If Raffy is FT DH Masa is kind of the odd man out. I just don’t see Cora playing Masa in the OF at the expense of RAF Man. Then again I could be 100% wrong.
Right now the biggest need is 2B. It would get to be a real crowded OF with Anthony too, but I guess a good problem to have with some added trade options.
RAF Man FT in the OF cuts down on options, and needs, which also means needs to move Duran. Like I mentioned before that moving Raffy to FT DH limits options, and needs there especially for Ref Man.