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Everyone knows they shouldn't overreact to the first week of the MLB season, but even experienced Fantasy Baseball players struggle with it. It's easy to say not to react, but when you're staring at your team sitting in last place,
The Red Sox slugger has struck out a record 15 times in his first five games. The good news is the root of Devers’s slump seems to be easily fixable.
Finally, Rafael Devers can breathe a sigh of relief -- though he’ll be the first to tell anyone who asks, he was never holding his breath. To the joy of the Boston faithful in attendance at Camden Yards on Wednesday night,
Rafael Devers has had an abysmal start to the season for the Red Sox. One former front office executive provided four potential reasons for his struggles.
The season-opening slump comes on the heels of Devers initially saying he would not move off third base in spring training, and then eventually accepting a full-time DH role. The Red Sox signed Alex Bregman, a far superior defender, near the start of the spring. Adding Bregman and moving Devers to DH improved Boston's offense and defense.
Eric Karabell looks into the crystal ball to tell fantasy baseball managers what might come to pass in the not-too-distant future.
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Sometimes, things have to get worse before they can get better. The Red Sox know that “better” will come -- sooner rather than later -- for Rafael Devers, who went 0-for-3 with two walks and three strikeouts in Boston’s 8-5 loss to Baltimore at Camden Yards on Monday.