Next year, keep Devers as DH and 3b/1b backup. No JD anymore please. And we should taste Casas, Downs, Wong: we are historically too conservative with top prospects, beside 2020 covid season, and that leads to enormous expectations: when they reach the Majors as 24-25yo it's too late for the final blossoming. Look at other teams, i.e. Tampa, and I don't buy the narrative that Boston is a Big Franchise and a Rich Market and we can't afford experiments....
If Boston is going to move Devers off of third, it might just make sense to move him to another organization that thinks he can play third. I have to think about this more, but that's my gut quick reaction.
JD has another year left on his contract. He can opt out if he wants but if he doesn't he'll likely be here another season (I suppose they could trade him, though the way teams have been about money lately probably means they don't get much for him without eating all his money at which point why bother).
As to the other guys you mention, Casas might be up next year but he won't start the season in Boston. Downs has struggled this year in Triple-A and won't either. Wong looks like a back-up catcher so I'm not sure it makes any difference whether he does or doesn't.
Next year, keep Devers as DH and 3b/1b backup. No JD anymore please. And we should taste Casas, Downs, Wong: we are historically too conservative with top prospects, beside 2020 covid season, and that leads to enormous expectations: when they reach the Majors as 24-25yo it's too late for the final blossoming. Look at other teams, i.e. Tampa, and I don't buy the narrative that Boston is a Big Franchise and a Rich Market and we can't afford experiments....
If Boston is going to move Devers off of third, it might just make sense to move him to another organization that thinks he can play third. I have to think about this more, but that's my gut quick reaction.
JD has another year left on his contract. He can opt out if he wants but if he doesn't he'll likely be here another season (I suppose they could trade him, though the way teams have been about money lately probably means they don't get much for him without eating all his money at which point why bother).
As to the other guys you mention, Casas might be up next year but he won't start the season in Boston. Downs has struggled this year in Triple-A and won't either. Wong looks like a back-up catcher so I'm not sure it makes any difference whether he does or doesn't.
My gut reaction, but you are more rational and well-documented of course 😊👍