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Alex Cora Backs Devers Trade, Concedes Red Sox Mishandled Early Communication

On a podcast, the Red Sox manager said the club should have told Rafael Devers about its Alex Bregman pursuit sooner.

Alex Cora stands while talking to Rafael Devers, who is seated on the dugout bench.
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Overview

  • Cora said on the Section 10 podcast that Boston “could have talked to Raffy” earlier, yet he has “no regrets” and believes the deal “needed” to happen.
  • Boston traded Devers to the Giants on June 15 for Kyle Harrison, Jordan Hicks, James Tibbs III and Jose Bello.
  • Reporting detailed that Devers felt blindsided by the club’s pursuit of Bregman, contributing to a position dispute that intensified after Triston Casas’ season-ending knee injury.
  • The Red Sox went 37-36 with Devers and 52-37 after the trade, reaching the postseason before losing to the Yankees in the AL Wild Card series.
  • Media analysis notes the move shed roughly $29.1 million per year from the CBT payroll for eight years, and Bregman has since opted out to become a free agent.