Asking if Rafael Devers should play first base now that Triston Casas is out for the year is like asking if the sun rises in the east or if the world is round. The answer is yes, and anyone who says otherwise has an axe they’d prefer to grind than see the Red Sox improve as a baseball team. With one exception, they’re not worth listening to. Unfortunately, the exception is Devers himself.
What started as a poor job of communication by new GM-type Craig Breslow in the winter is turning into a mind-numbing drama in mid-spring, with Devers telling the media about how bad this has made him feel, how hard moving to first base would be, and hinting at how little he cares for Breslow.