And to think there were some people out there who thought the Red Sox were promoting 20-year-old Rafael Devers to the big league club too soon.
Devers spent all of last year in Class A (Salem). He begin this year in Portland (AA) and played 77 games before being sent to Pawtucket (AAA). He barely had time to unpack as he was called up to Boston after only two weeks.
And since making his debut on July 25, Devers has done nothing but succeed. He has had a walk or a hit in 18 of his 20 games.