Where the Red Sox best-laid plans went wrong
- Rafael Devers set a record with 15 strikeouts in his first five games of the season, surpassing Ian Happ's previous record of 14 in 2018.
- The Boston Red Sox have started the season 1-4, their worst start since 2020, and remain 0-2 in one-run games.
- Despite his struggles, Devers expressed confidence, stating, 'I feel good. I feel like my at-bats are getting better and better.'
- Former Red Sox pitcher Jonathan Papelbon remarked that Devers seemed 'out of shape' and suggested he 'maybe we’ve got to trim a little bit of fat.
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Struggling Rafael Devers Finds Solace in 52YO Dominican Veteran as Red Sox Star Seeks to Overcome Woes
Rafael Devers isn’t just in a slump—he is in a freefall. Never did anyone think that five games into the season, the star wouldn’t record a single hit. But this is a harsh reality! The real kicker is, this isn’t even the worst thing. Hear this. He struck out 15 times in just 19 at-bats. He barely made contact! For a player who has been the franchise’s heart, this kind of struggle is almost unheard of. But the question is, what’s going on? The th…
Starr’s 7 Questions: Are the Red Sox in trouble?
Has it really only been a week since Opening Day? Here are seven new questions to think about as the Red Sox strand some more base-runners. 1. How have last week’s Red Sox Opening Day questions aged? I don’t often revisit the previous heptad, but given how things are going for the Red Sox thus far, I figured this was a good time to deviate from the routine. Last week, I led off by asking how Rafael Devers would handle the transition from third b…
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