The Boston Red Sox's chief baseball officer, Craig Breslow, requested that Rafael Devers play first base after Triston Casas' injury. His reaction has led to plenty of trade speculation.

The Boston Red Sox were perfectly justified in asking Rafael Devers to vacate third base for Alex Bregman and become a designated hitter. They are far less justified in asking Devers to switch again,

Rafael Devers managed to quiet a lot of the negativity about his refusal to play first base by doing a fantastic job as a designated hitter this weekend. Devers