The signing of Devers was at least in part a reaction to the team’s failure to keep Betts, which proved a disaster, and Bogaerts, which looks better by the day.

Nick Sogard is more than happy to be playing first base for the Red Sox, which he acknowledges wouldn’t necessarily have been the case a few years ago.

Rafael Devers triple-slashed .476/.577/.810 last week, earning American League Player of the Week honors.