Red Sox Links: The Xander Bogaerts Series

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty ImagesRafael Devers and Xander Bogaerts still talk to each other on the phone every day and, man, I’m going to get emotional. I think maybe I should reach out to some old friends. Life is short, people! Human connection is all we have! (Alex Speier, Boston Globe)

As for Xander, he says he has no regrets about leaving the Red Sox and joining the Padres, even with their inconsistent start. They’re pretty much the coolest team in baseball right now and I’ve been to Coronado Island, where he now lives, so yeah, I get it. (Peter Abraham, Boston Globe)

But the team he left behind has been pretty damn fun to watch. And it isn't surprising, then, that a…