Rafael Devers said that ‘everybody knows’ what the Red Sox need
"It's just some things that I can't say out loud, but everybody that knows the organization and knows the game knows what we need."
As the Red Sox prepare for the 2024 season, there appears to be consensus on the current roster. Specifically, there’s something missing, though Rafael Devers wouldn’t specifically say what that might be during a Tuesday press conference.
Devers, one of the team’s leaders, was asked if he was disappointed that Boston management didn’t live up to the earlier promise of going “full throttle” in the offseason to make signings.
“I know what we needed last year. I know what we need this year,” he explained via a team translator at the team’s spring training facility. “A lot of teams need a lot of players, a lot of additions. I can’t control what they do. I just can control what I do, just to go out there each day to give my 100 percent and try to be the best version of myself and help the team to win.”
“But they need to make an adjustment to help us players to be in a better position to win,” Devers added in an apparent reference to the Red Sox front office. “Everybody in this organization wants to win, and we as players want to win. I think they need to make an adjustment to help us win.”
The 2023 Red Sox finished 78-84, last in the American League East. Devers clarified that he maintains confidence in the current group.
“I’m not saying that the team is not OK right now, but they need to be conscious of what are the weaknesses and what we need,” he said.
As for outlining what the team’s “weaknesses” are, Devers stopped short of specifics.
“Everybody knows what we need. You know what we need, and they know what we need,” Devers noted, again appearing to reference the team’s front office. “It’s just some things that I can’t say out loud, but everybody that knows the organization and knows the game knows what we need.”
Asked if he’s “expressed that” to Red Sox ownership, Devers said that he had.
“Yeah, I’ve talked to them,” he replied. “They know.”
As for what he was told by team management, the 27-year-old kept it general.
“They’re going to keep trying to improve the team, and to improve our weaknesses.”
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