The Red Sox reconfigured Rafael Devers’s job description once this year. Would they, and should they, do so again?
With Triston Casas out for the season with a ruptured left patellar tendon, the Red Sox are deciding how to proceed at first base. On Saturday, the team called up versatile switch-hitting infielder Abraham Toro from Triple A Worcester as a complement to Romy Gonzalez, but acknowledged an ongoing search for options.
“The conversations about longer-term solutions are ongoing,” said chief baseball officer Craig Breslow. “We’ll figure out something. We’ve got no choice.”
Breslow ruled out having prospects Roman Anthony or Marcelo Mayer learn first base at a time when both are trying to refine their skills while preparing for the big leagues. What about Devers?
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