BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - SEPTEMBER 20: Rafael Devers #11 of the Boston Red Sox throws to first during the third inning against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park on September 20, 2020 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
The Red Sox defensive dilemma with Rafael Devers at third base.
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello had an endearing comedy routine called who’s on first? The Boston Red Sox may have to examine who’s on third in addition to who’s on second. Third base should be a question mark as the defensive advances Rafael Devers made in the second half of the 2019 season have reverted back to the Devers who played third like a matador or someone in the beginning stages of recovery from a massive hangover.