Despite the monster day and no lingering signs of animosity between sides after Devers shot down the idea of playing third, some analysts believe the Red Sox could look to deal Devers. USA Today's Bob Nightengale believes a trade could be coming, but likely not until next winter.

The Boston Red Sox have found themselves in a bit of a bind at the first base position early in the 2025 campaign. The team will be without their starting first baseman, Triston Casas, for the rest of the season after he ruptured his patellar tendon in his left knee on May 2,

Boston Red Sox designated hitter Rafael Devers triple-slashed .476/.577/.810 last week, earning American League Player of the Week honors.

Following the season-ending left patellar tendon injury to Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas, the team asked Devers to move to first base.

The Red Sox mercilessly beat the struggling Orioles, putting up a preposterous 13 runs in the bottom of the eighth inning.

The Boston Red Sox have been linked to a National League team's veteran slugger as they scramble to field a first baseman.

But Noda got out to a slow start in 2024. He had a .128/.242/.198 line on May 2nd when the A’s sent him down to the minors. From then on, he did his usual thing. He had 447 Triple-A plate appearances last year with 22 home runs,