Reasonable minds can agree that both Rafael Devers and the Boston Red Sox's decision-makers have made missteps this year. The Red Sox should have been much more up front to Devers about the probability of moving him to designated hitter.

Rafael Devers was urged to move back to third base to help the Boston Red Sox play Marcelo Mayer and Kristian Campbell at their natural positions.

On Friday, in the Boston Red Sox's first game of a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles, starting third baseman Alex Bregman was forced to exit in the fifth inning with what the team called right quad tightness.