Trouble in Beantown. The Red Sox signed Alex Bregman for three years and $120 million to play third base for them. A cause for celebration, eh?
But wait, they already have a third baseman, Rafael Devers. No problem; they will make Rafael a full-time DH.
But wait, nobody consulted with Rafael about this, and now he is refusing to change positions. And, he is just entering year 2 of a 10-year, $300 million contract.
Bregman, to his credit, said he will move wherever the team needs him. The trouble with that is, apparently Bregman is significantly better defensively at 3B than Devers.
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It would appear the Red Sox are just going to have to move Bregman to second base and leave Devers at third, given that Devers is refusing to move and Bregman is open to a switch. That certainly makes the team worse, though, and there's also the issue of top prospect Kristian Campbell, who hit .330/.439/.558 between three stops last year, including 19 games in Triple-A. He might not start the season in the majors, but it won't be long.
If Devers would move to DH, the Red Sox could play Bregman at third and use placeholders at second until Campbell is ready. If Bregman is the everyday second baseman, though, there isn't really a spot for Campbell.
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Aaaaand, here is all of Bregman's experience at 2B:
Craig Breslow is the Chief Baseball Officer (I think that means "general manager") of the Boston Red Sox. He's getting paid a good amount of money to generally manage things better than this.
"During his MLB career, he was called the 'smartest man in baseball' by reporters at the Minneapolis Star Tribune and The Wall Street Journal." That may be true of baseball, but not necessarily about business and personnel management.