During spring training on Tuesday, Red Sox All-Star third baseman Rafael Devers expressed his opinion to reporters, including Yahoo Sports’ Jake Mintz, that he would like to see more from new chief baseball officer Craig Breslow.
Through interpreter Carlos Villoria, Devers stated, “Everyone in this organisation wants to win, but [Red Sox leadership] need to make an adjustment to help us players be in a better position to win.” “Everyone is aware of our needs; you are aware of our needs as well. I can’t say everything out loud, but everyone who is familiar with the game and our organisation knows what we need.
El último parece ser una referencia al pitcheo inicial del equipo, ya que su rotación está prevista para tener jugadores como Brayan Bello, Lucas Giolito, Nick Pivetta, Kutter Crawford y Tanner Houck, todos con un ERA inferior a 4. Blake Snell, ganador de NL Cy Young, y Jordan Montgomery, destacado jugador de la World Series, todavía están disponibles como agente libre.
Los Red Sox fueron uno de los equipos de baseball más decepcionantes el año pasado, terminando 78-84 y últimos en la Liga Americana Este. It was a precise repetition of their 2022, where they also went 78-84 and finished in the basement.
El resultado fue el despido del ex director ejecutivo de baloncesto Chaim Bloom y la contratación de Breslow, quien aparentemente no se acercó esta temporada estival con un deseo urgente de mejorar su elenco actual. Aquí hay un resumen rápido de lo que ha hecho el equipo desde que terminó la Serie Mundial:
There were other minor moves, but none of the above would indicate a team moving full-steam ahead for 2024. At the best, the Red Sox are trying to tread water instead of sinking into the deeper reaches of a rebuild.
Given how competitive the AL East appears for 2024, as long as you have a long-term plan in mind, that’s probably not the wrong direction to take. Devers’ comments, on the other hand, serve as a reminder that he is still there (on a contract worth $331 million) and that reconstructions are rarely favored by players.
Devers dijo: “Mi punto de vista es que están pensando más en el futuro.” Cuando tuvimos la oportunidad de hacer algo y estar en la competencia el año pasado, no sucedió nada. I thought that of course they were thinking about the future back then. Cuando surgen oportunidades, debemos ser más agresivos y tratar de aprovecharlas.
