Though they finished at 81-81, missing the playoffs and failing to get above the .500 mark for the third consecutive season, the Boston Red Sox managed to create one of MLB’s better offensive outputs in 2024.

The Red Sox have been immensely successful without such an honor for years. Since BA began their rankings, Boston has eight Wild Card berths, nine division titles, five pennants, and after ending their 86-year drought in ‘04, four World Series titles, the most by any team this century.

Devers, in a 14-minute session with reporters at Fenway South, repeatedly — and adamantly — stated that he’s unwilling to move off third base. Chief baseball officer Craig Breslow and manager Alex Cora met with Devers late last week to ask if he’d be willing to move. The answer they got was clear.