Zack Scott effectively said the quiet part out loud: the Red Sox got it backwards in trading Mookie Betts and extending Rafael Devers — a point made all the more clear by how the two men have played this season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers' third base situation is one of the only flaws. They could swing a blockbuster trade for Rafael Devers of the Boston Red Sox to fix things.

The Boston Red Sox were perfectly justified in asking Rafael Devers to vacate third base for Alex Bregman and become a designated hitter. They are far less justified in asking Devers to switch again,