The Boston Red Sox were perfectly justified in asking Rafael Devers to vacate third base for Alex Bregman and become a designated hitter. They are far less justified in asking Devers to switch again and,

Boston Red Sox slugger Rafael Devers is the obvious candidate who could help the Phillies in both aspects. He told the organization he won't play first base after Triston Casas ruptured a tendon in his left knee, and Alex Bregman took over at third base after taking home the 2024 American League Gold Glove Award.

“The Boston Red Sox were perfectly justified in asking Rafael Devers to vacate third base for Alex Bregman and become a designated hitter,” Rosenthal wrote for The Athletic. “They are far less justified in asking Devers to switch again, this time to first base, a position he has never played.”