Rafael Devers, the Boston Red Sox designated hitter, continues to take ground balls despite his offseason shift from third base following the signing of Alex Bregman. Although Devers has expressed reluctance about the change, the team's management has confirmed that his transition to DH is permanent. Chief baseball officer Craig Breslow emphasized the need to ease this transition and hinted at a focus on giving other players, such as Romy González, more opportunities. Manager Alex Cora reinforced this stance, stating that unless it's an emergency, Devers will be used primarily as a DH.
"Raffy is obviously going through a transition in terms of his role and we want to make sure that we're doing everything we possibly can to make that transition as easy as possible."
"No, no, no, no, Raffy is going to DH, unless there's an emergency, we'll use him in the field, but the plan is for him to DH."
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