Red Sox extend Devers—11 years, $332 million
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I've been quiet on this front because I'm ambivalent to this process. I get not wanting to give out long term contracts, and I sympathize with those who hate seeing "our guys" leave. My heart says I'm glad Raffy is potentially here for the rest of his career, but my head and my gut says there is a going to be a lot of dead weight at the end of this contract. I also can't wait for everyone who has complained about how cheap the FO is bemoaning this deal as soon as it suits them.
Way to go, Chaim!
Way to go, Chaim!
11/311 for AAV purposes then? 28.27AAV
The deal runs through the 2034 season, when he'll turn 38 at the expiration of the deal (late October).
The deal runs through the 2034 season, when he'll turn 38 at the expiration of the deal (late October).
In addition per Rosenthal.
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In addition. Willing to be it was planned this way, as the team wants to stay under the Tax threshold this year pretty badly, I think.
Reports of the Red Sox demise were greatly exaggerated.
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This seems like a reasonable and appropriate deal. Good for the Sox, good for Devers, good for fans.
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This seems like a reasonable and appropriate deal. Good for the Sox, good for Devers, good for fans.
So happy they signed him. I wonder if there are any opt outs? Even if there are some I am glad they got this done.
This is the main point. If the hit tool remains special, 28M AAV is fine for a top-tier DH still.
Agreed. This takes him through his age 38 season, and I think he is the kind of guy who is going to be helped by the shift ban, too. Glad they got this done, I think he is in for an absolute monster 2023 season, and will be awesome for at least 2/3 of the contract.
Absolutely pleasantly gobsmacked by this. I really thought he was gone. Maybe JWH getting booed at the Winter Classic is what got the deal rolling! J/k
A 2024 infield of Casas/Story/Mayer/Devers has me absolutely giddy, and an outfield of Verdugo/Rafaela/Yoshida isn't helping to make me less giddy..
My theory always was that Devers was never going to take anything under a deal he could get on the market, and this seems about like a market-level deal, so makes sense to me.
Happy the Sox got this done, honestly was not expecting it.
Happy the Sox got this done, honestly was not expecting it.
I think it is through his age 37 season. Curious about opt outs.
And, point of reference, Ortiz put up this line for the Sox during his 37 year old season: .309/.395/.564 with 30 homers.
Hard to imagine Devers as a likely 400M+ guy in the off-season (though you never know…) so probably not the “discount” Chaim wanted to get by offering the deal a year early. A lot of bad stuff can happen in 12 months.
Having said that, given everything this off-season they probably didn’t have much choice here. I’m glad they decided to get it done rather than haggle over a couple million AAV and a couple years at the back end.
Having said that, given everything this off-season they probably didn’t have much choice here. I’m glad they decided to get it done rather than haggle over a couple million AAV and a couple years at the back end.
Me too. Imagine paying nearly the same for Bogaerts four-plus years older.
I think this is a good contract. It’s a LOT of money, obviously, but he’s coming into his prime as a hitter and can move into a DH spot when the time comes. Maybe Bloom and co have a plan?
Very happy. My favorite current Red Sox. Also reminds me of Manny and Big Papi with no fear against the Yankees.
This is fantastic news. If you aren't going to retain your young homegrown guys with hitting profiles like his what the fuck are you even doing? Glad they got it done and that looks like a fair contract both ways. I remain very high on his bat going forward so if he stays healthy even the back end might not be too ugly.
Yeah, from Devers' POV he must have gotten close to what he wanted in FA and/or is aware of the risks of his health or performance falling off. Which would be unusual. Seems like a lot of guys assume they will just play at their peak and be paid accordingly. Or he just wanted to stay in Boston.
I’m pleasantly surprised. I just didn’t think they wanted to invest $300 million in one individual player.
Awesome. I think we might overrated Devers a tad as a player but I have a feeling it won't take even three years until this contract looks mighty reasonable for the production he provides this team.
This is why he is so valuable and a MUST sign. It's a much better contract for the Sox than X's in SD.