A worthy Rafael Devers celebration showed how much Red Sox need

Rafael Devers was traded to Chicago in the Chris Sale deal. He was signed by the Red Sox at 16. Deres is a two-time 30 HR, 100 RBI guy before his 25th birthday. The team ran a video with credits for his development. It's a moment of organizational celebration. 10 years ago, Ben Cherington bet on Dustin Pedroia. Chaim Bloom, the chief baseball officer, said it's wonderful to retain a homegrown player who loves Boston. Cherrington lost his job because of the Pedroio trade. His decision was not the best one.

Rafael Devers' celebration showed how much Red Sox need. Yoshida has never played in America. Hernández probably won't play short. Duran in center and Verdugo in right is already giving me indigestion. Arroyo has only 300 plate appearances in a year. Casas has 27 MLB games under his belt. Turner is 38.

Chris Sale, Corey Kluber, Nick Pivetta, James Paxton, Garrett Whitlock, Kenley Jansen, Matt Barnes, Chris Martin, John Schreiber, Tanner Houck, Ryan Brasier, Kutter Crawford, Joely Rodríguez (LHP).

The Red Sox signed Rafael Devers on Wednesday. The team won 81 games last season. It's a long road to contention for the team. Red SOf's are in Bloom's fourth year. Bloom talked about adding impact players to the starting rotation. The RedSOF are a juggernaut. They have a genuine commitment to win. This is present in places like San Diego, New York, and Philadelphia. Boston is not. it. where the chase for a first place is ongoing. New SOF's have won two World Series in the last 20 years.

The team has lost a lot of trust and the benefit of the doubt. The 2023 roster is going to need more than Rafael Devers to do that.