There's plenty to fix, but with Rafael Devers the Sox poured the foundation

The Red Sox traded Mookie Betts for Xander Bogaerts. They also traded Rafael Devers for 11 years, $331 million. It's a huge bet, but the team was right. The team has a lot to fix, especially with Deavers. The organization is still in a bad way.

The Red Sox signed Rafael Devers for the next three seasons. DraftKings has the Sox as one of the 10 teams with shorter odds to win the pennant than the Red Sox. Chaim Bloom is trying to make a lot of trades this winter. The team has let eight free agents walk this year. The opening day of spring training is 80 days away.

John Henry getting booed at the Winter Classic got Devers his contract extension.  Stevie Wonder isn't blind.

Rafael Devers is a star player for the Boston Red Sox. He was traded for Betts. The team has had Hall of Fame players almost every season since its birth. Henry is aware of the outside noise. Fenway attendance is at its lowest level since 2001. He saw the 35 percent drop in NESN ratings last season. Jake Peavy called it the best deal of winter. Aaron Judge will be in New York for a decade.

Rafael Devers signed with the Red Sox in July 2013. He was on the front page of the Globe two summers later. Dever signed for the sixth-largest contract in baseball history. He is a homegrown star. The construction of a perennial contender is, by definition, a difficult enterprise. It requires a lot of good will and benefit of doubt. Bloom’s Red SOx don't figure to ever stop being what we”ve seen. They bought $331 million more of it. After the last two years and 11 months, we can all take a moment to celebrate some reinforcement of that foundation.