{"id":33265,"date":"2025-03-15T07:14:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T07:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=33265"},"modified":"2025-03-15T07:14:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T07:14:02","slug":"why-rafael-devers-pondered-shocking-red-sox-trade-request","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=33265","title":{"rendered":"Why Rafael Devers pondered shocking Red Sox trade request"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-col px-4 pt-4 font-secondary lg:px-0\">\n<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">Rafael Devers will apparently do what Red Sox ask in 2025, but is truce permanent or temporary<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-row gap-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col lg:max-w-[660px]\">\n<div class=\"px-4 pb-5 lg:px-0\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-between gap-4  font-secondary md:items-center \">\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm md:text-nowrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Why-Rafael-Devers-pondered-shocking-trade-request.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Rafael Devers is apparently going to move off of 3rd base if the Red Sox want to play Alex Bregman at that position\" \/><\/p>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">Rafael Devers was originally unhappy when questioned about his position in the field after the\u00a0Boston Red Sox signed Alex Bregman\u00a0as a free agent last month. He said at the time that he was the Red Sox 3rd baseman and he intended to play that position in the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full\">\n<div class=\"not-prose flex aspect-video w-full items-center justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col items-center gap-5 px-5 pb-5\">\n<div class=\"relative w-full overflow-hidden h-auto\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1900529352208507199&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fmlb%2Fmlb-rumors-why-rafael-devers-pondered-shocking-red-sox-trade-request&amp;sessionId=f730de60cbbc96dd8f7a5649b5aea06fd1ce0275&amp;siteScreenName=clutchpoints&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1900529352208507199\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fast forward several weeks and Devers has apparently changed his point of view. Bregman is a Gold Glove-winning 3rd baseman and\u00a0 is clearly one of the best defensive players in the American League. Devers has been something of an erratic fielder throughout his career with the\u00a0Red Sox and it would appear that he might be better suited to be Boston&#8217;s designated hitter or take up another position, such as 1st base.<\/p>\n<p>Devers now says he is willing to do\u00a0whatever it takes\u00a0to help the Red Sox win this season. \u201cI\u2019m good to do whatever they want,\u201d Devers told Red Sox beat writer Peter Abraham of the\u00a0<em>Boston Globe<\/em>. \u201cI\u2019m here to help. I\u2019ve already spoken to them about that and they know where I stand. But I\u2019m just ready to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It may have taken Devers quite a while to change his thinking. He was apparently quite angry at first, and he is rumored to have considered asking for a trade.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s possible that he may have conveyed his original feelings to general manager Craig Breslow and his staff, per\u00a0Boston sports radio producer Tyler Milliken.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Devers, Bregman should anchor Red Sox offense<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3293915\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3293915\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3293915\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rafael-Devers-is-not-going-to-protest-if-Alex-Bregman-plays-3rd-base-for-the-Red-Sox.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rafael-Devers-is-not-going-to-protest-if-Alex-Bregman-plays-3rd-base-for-the-Red-Sox.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rafael-Devers-is-not-going-to-protest-if-Alex-Bregman-plays-3rd-base-for-the-Red-Sox.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rafael-Devers-is-not-going-to-protest-if-Alex-Bregman-plays-3rd-base-for-the-Red-Sox.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rafael-Devers-is-not-going-to-protest-if-Alex-Bregman-plays-3rd-base-for-the-Red-Sox.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rafael-Devers-is-not-going-to-protest-if-Alex-Bregman-plays-3rd-base-for-the-Red-Sox.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers (11) throws out New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe (not pictured) after fielding a ground ball during the ninth inning at Yankee Stadium. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3293915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Red Sox were in contention for a Wild Card spot in the American League playoffs last year through the first half of the 2024 season. However, the team slumped badly after the All-Star break and they finished the year with an 81-81 record.<\/p>\n<p>Red Sox manager Alex Cora said that the Red Sox would make moves in the offseason to improve on their 2024 finish. The Red Sox brought in power pitcher Garrett Crochet to anchor the pitching staff and they also signed Walker Buehler away from the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Those two could serve as the mainstays of the pitching staff.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Sox had pursued Bregman for much of the offseason, but so had the Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago Cubs. Bregman and Devers figure to serve as a dynamic 1-2 punch when it comes to power and run production for the Red Sox offensive attack.<\/p>\n<p>If All-Star outfielder Jarren Duran can continue to produce at the top of the lineup and shortstop Trevor Story can stay healthy, the Red Sox have a chance to be much improved this season.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rafael Devers will apparently do what Red Sox ask in 2025, but is truce permanent or temporary Rafael Devers was originally unhappy when questioned about his position&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33269,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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