Devers calls out Sox
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The only way Rafael Devers could’ve been more clear about his feelings on the state of the Red Sox would’ve been if he’d said along the lines of, “Spend some money, for heaven’s sake.”
He didn’t need to get into specifics to get his message across, though. In his first media availability of spring training, the third baseman pulled next to no punches.
It started off somewhat diplomatically, with the third baseman professing optimism about the upcoming season.
“I think we’re in a good position,” Devers said (via translator Carlos Villoria Benítez). “We’re all healthy, that’s one of the main things that we’re happy about. I know the organization that we have, the players that we have. I can’t tell you right now if we’re going to win or we’re gonna lose, there’s a long season ahead of us.”
Then he unloaded in a way that said everything without saying too much.
“I know what we needed last year, I know what we needed this year,” he said. “A lot of teams need a lot of players, a lot of additions. I can’t control what (management and ownership) do, I just can control what I do, just to go out there each day to give my 100 percent and try to be the best version of myself and trying to help my team win.”
“But,” Devers continued, “they need to make an adjustment to help us players too, to be in a better position to win. Everybody in this organization wants to win, and we as players want to win, and I think they need to make an adjustment to help us.”
What do the Red Sox need, exactly?
“Everybody knows what we need,” Devers said with a smile. “You know what we need, and they know what we need. It’s just some things that I can’t say out loud, but everyone that knows the organization and knows the game knows what we need.”