Red Sox's Craig Breslow Makes Stunning Admission About Rafael Devers Miscommunication
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What's done is done.
Rafael Devers is a member of the San Francisco Giants, set to be introduced Tuesday at Oracle Park. Kyle Harrison, Jordan Hicks and two prospects are members of the Red Sox. And Boston's last link to its 2018 World Series nucleus is gone.
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Monday, Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow and president Sam Kennedy addressed the blockbuster trade with the Giants, one day after it sent shockwaves through Major League Baseball.
Breslow's comments included a stunning admission: he, like many fans, has second-guessed his own process for how he communicated with Devers throughout the season.
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Breslow called it a "totally fair criticism" to say that the Red Sox should have been more upfront with Devers about a potential position change during the offseason before they signed Alex Bregman, according to Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald.
Breslow says it would be a "totally fair criticism" to say that the Red Sox should have been more upfront with Devers about a potential position change during the offseason before they signed Bregman. — Gabrielle Starr (@gfstarr1) June 17, 2025
Breslow added that he thinks about his own handling of the communication with Devers "all the time," according to the Herald's Mac Cerullo.
Craig Breslow says he thinks about the way he handled his offseason communication with Rafael Devers all the time and whether or not his approach was the right one. — Mac Cerullo (@MacCerullo) June 17, 2025
The concessions effectively confirmed what many fans concluded for themselves: that the Red Sox bungled the process by which they signed Bregman, the reigning American League Gold Glove Award winner at third base, then asked Devers to move to designated hitter in spring training.
Two months later, when first baseman Triston Casas suffered a season-ending injury, Breslow reportedly asked Devers if he was willing to move to first base. Devers was taken aback by the request.
Rafael Devers: 'It was the GM that I spoke with. I'm not sure what he has with me. He played ball and I would like to think he knows that changing positions like that isn't easy.'
The conversation happened with chief baseball officer Craig Breslow, a former big league reliever — Christopher Smith (@SmittyOnMLB) May 8, 2025
"I'm not sure what he has with me," Devers said of Breslow in May, according to Christopher Smith of the Herald.
Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow of the Boston Red Sox addresses the media during an end of season press conference on September 30, 2024 at Fenway Park in Boston.
Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow of the Boston Red Sox addresses the media during an end of season press conference on September 30, 2024 at Fenway Park in Boston.
Billie Weiss/BostonNow, the second-guessing is all that's left for fans who did not want to see Devers shipped out of town at midseason, and Breslow apparently isn't above it.
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