Something in Rafael Devers’ move according to DH is not true

All of this changed when the devers in post-mookie chaos signed a contract for $ 313.5 million after the Xander, which brought the franchise to the bottom of the al-east in 2022 and 2023. The big money brought new attention and responsibility, and SOX Nation fell hard on Devers when he on the base to move Alex-Braver to a new basis to move on the way to devote himself on a new basis.

After this fateful, rather funny day we didn’t see much of devers than he kept his high “no!” (which did not require translation) to DH questions in Fort Myers. Devers looked overweight, recovered from shoulder samples and played in just five spring training games. The SOX kept him out of sight and from the air waves.

On the eve of the regular season, the team announced that Devers would actually be her proven striker, and the two worst games of the Big League ‘career as a big.

In Boston’s exciting 5-2 victory on Thursday, the devers showed three times and weakened weakly first. The next night, with a 4-1 loss, the devers went for the Golden Sombrero and beat in all four bats, including a killer K with invited bases and one in seventh place. In the 4: 3 defeat on Saturday, he showed three times. .

“There were only two games,” said a calm devers after the loss on Friday. “I feel comfortable on the plate. I feel good. I didn’t hit the ball, but I have the feeling that everything will change … I know who I am. I know that I didn’t do my job and I didn’t do what to do, but I know that everything will change.”

It is difficult to see this and not to ask yourself whether the switch to ie plays with Devers Mind Games. The SOX did not talk to this change – or even suggested that this could happen – until Bregman was acquired on the eve of spring training. The request was clearly wounded by the request and it was reported that he wanted Boston.

The SOX played it smoothly and closely in February and March. They let the devers cool down and allowed managers Alex Cora to accept the young racket to Cajole to accept the new role. It all sounded good until we saw in the first three games in Texas devers. Yuk. Is that just a few bad games or does the DH role play with devers’ head?

I asked him. Does it make it more difficult to be a DH instead of a third party to be a DH?

“To be honest, I don’t know,” Devers replied about the translator Carlos Villoria-Benitez. “I’ve never been to this position, so I don’t know. I feel very good on the plate, I just couldn’t beat the ball. So I don’t know.”

Sitting between bats instead of playing the third basis means that Devers needs a new routine. Does he have his new routine off?

“I have my routine,” he said. “I try to stay warm and warm up on the plate. But there were only two games. (Saturday) I will come back here and try to hit the ball.”

Another attempt: does a DH have too much time to think about his bats?

“No, I think that’s in the past,” he said. “That was in the spring training. At the moment we are in the season and I am the DH and I have the feeling that you have to change the topic because it is over and I’m the DH.”

OK. We will change the topic. But it won’t be pretty.

The weight of devers could be a problem. It looks great. Fast Panda Big. He told us in spring training that he was £ 240. The SOX Press Guide lists it to 245, which has become professionally since his professional in 2013. The SOX claimed that he was 235 years old last season.

In 2015, when the minor was de -verses, Boston listed his weight of £ 210. Now they have 30 pounds heavier for him and he is in a new role that makes it more difficult to keep the weight away.

If he hits, who cares? A few additional LBS. Big Papi didn’t seem to hurt in his prime. Whenever Earl Weaver was asked about the big belly of his MVP Boog Powell, Earl said:

Devers said he could take a moment to talk to Ortiz or the former teammate JD Martinez about this DH role. But he went into the game on Saturday evening that the hits will come.

“I feel comfortable,” he insisted. “It’s just a matter of time … I know that I couldn’t quite beat the ball in the zone yet, but that will come.”

Dan Shaughnessy is a globe columnist. It can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him @dan_shaughnessy.